And what would you do with the students who were are suspended or expelled?
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And what would you do with the students who were are suspended or expelled?
Not in the least bit. Charters should be applauded for successfully applying proper disciplinary policies. The policies should also be followed in public schools. The question should be -- considering the outrageous behavior of some students in public schools - why are their suspension and expulsion rates so low? Not why Charters are "so high".
I would let you and your fellow liberal friends start a school dedicated to coddling these "students".
On a serious note, that is a good question. Durham and other school districts have started diversion program for students who have been expelled in an attempt to have them continue their education, clean up their problems, and get them re-instated in school so they can graduate... or put them on a outside of school GED path with job skills training. If nothing is done then we are simply re-enforcing a school to prison pipeline.
I would let you and your fellow liberal friends start a school dedicated to coddling these "students".
On a serious note, that is a good question. Durham and other school districts have started diversion program for students who have been expelled in an attempt to have them continue their education, clean up their problems, and get them re-instated in school so they can graduate... or put them on a outside of school GED path with job skills training. If nothing is done then we are simply re-enforcing a school to prison pipeline.
And how would you accommodate "special needs" students?
For many decades, special needs students were accommodated in special needs schools which provided the one-on-one attention they need to be successful. The current trend to "mainsteam" these high-needs students is not working out for the schools or for these students.
All of that changed, however, in the 70s. If you were to go back to that, where would the money come from, a well as the money for the programs you suggest for suspended/expelled students?
Actually many of this changed only over the past 15 years.
If you afforded these programs a mere 15 years ago then why can the public coffers not afford them now. I expect the money is being wasted elsewhere - like - for instance updating the US AP History curriculum to simply focus on how white men oppressed blacks and native Americans - while removing most references to white presidents.
It may have been only the past 15 years in NC, but it was the 70s elsewhere (I was teaching in special ed programs at the time).
But whatever happened to the money that was used for special education, it would have to be re-allocated to special education. And there's also the funding for the programs you want for suspended/expelled students.
It's not enough to say that something must be done. One must also determine exactly what is to be done -- which requires agreement among a variety of interested individuals and groups -- and how it is to be paid for.
Let me point out... that in previous decades - when school administrators were not hand-cuffed with absurd policies and could apply proper discipline - the rate of suspensions and expulsions was lower. Simply placing previous policies (that worked well for decades) back into place would reduce the need to fund "programs for suspending/expelled students".
I don't disagree that more educational funding is needed to properly run K-12 schools in many states - but first we need to eliminate the waste in the system before seeking additional funding. I can point to nearly a dozen policies or activities in our local public schools that are extremely wasteful and provide no benefit to students. The most absurd Wake County policy being the changing of which local school students are bused to each year to balance diversity - a policy that harms the education of students while wasting millions in fuel costs each year in support of absurd social engineering. Wake County's own study (performed by an outside group) showed statistically that busing for diversity causes a decline in test scores across all bused racial groups.