In today’s Boston Globe
During dismissal, a 16-year-old student knocked her school principal unconscious on Wednesday, and was arraigned Thursday in juvenile court on assault and battery charges.
Dr. William W. Henderson Inclusion School Principal Patricia Lampron had ordered the female student to leave the grounds, which angered the teen who responded by allegedly punching Lampron with a closed fist and pushing another staffer, according to a police report obtained by The Boston Globe. Schools closed Thursday, and will reopen Friday with increased support services.
Well, it’s because of COVID....
With classes canceled on Friday, Cassellius said the Henderson Inclusion School would be open for counseling for families and students. The school also coordinated with community organizations like the YMCA to provide activities for students during the day if families need place to bring their children.
Cassellius said the school will be following the code of conduct with the student accused of attacking staff, but didn’t provide any more details in terms of potential punishment or next steps.
“Boston Public Schools does not tolerate violence,” Cassellius said. “We do not tolerate any kinds of these acts.”
Cassellius said schools across the country anticipated students returning to in-person classes with additional trauma from the last year under the pandemic, including added stress and anxiety.
“It is just a really hard trying time for all of us,” Cassellius said. “All we can do is continue to put our best foot forward and continue to be there for our students and four our faculty and our staff and our families and our communities.”
(Brenda Cassellius is the Boston Public Schools Superintendent)
Another failing of our modern public school systems that has heavily influenced the creation of snowflakes:
Giving kids a day off and then bringing in counselors to calm their stresses.