@ok_post_guy
Kids in the classroom means money for the schools and districts even if no learning is happening because of management issues. Suspensions look bad and can result in funding being reduced, so admin will do anything to avoid suspension.
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These kids would all have been suspended 20 years ago, I don't see how that became so controversial as to be unthinkable in modern public schools
“There isn’t anything critically wrong with youth today- old people always just say that”
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@DecepticonCobra
Oh that's actually a really interesting point: the funding structures create a really powerful incentive to bend over backwards to keep kids in seats. At least in CA where funding is a function of enrollment*attendance
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@ok_post_guy
Pretty much. I mean, I get the notion that we don’t want to deny kids their right to an education, but holding funding hostage unless the disruptive kids get to continue disrupting their peers education isn’t the solution.
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@gimmesmooch
@ok_post_guy
They can, but it’s more or less a joke when there is nothing forcing them to do any work they are given and they’ll be back in class once the ISS is up with likely little improvement in behavior.
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@BKLYNRob
@ok_post_guy
It’s an option, but I think it still counts against attendance and even if served there is likely little behavioral intervention for the offending student. So admin is even reluctant to use that as an option.
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@DecepticonCobra
@ok_post_guy
This is it. ISS is also penalized in this way where I am. There’s also a commitment to Restorative Practice, which i am completely in favor of, however some kids just need punitive punishments. No amount of talking about it will make them stop harassing teachers.
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@ok_post_guy
I think it's this. My daughter went to a small school, HS had about 100 kids total. A classmate threatened to bring a gun to school & told her she was on "his list". We reported it, the school literally said "kids will be kids. They joke about dumb things." (1)
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