Posted on 07/02/2014 5:20:58 PM PDT by jazusamo
Education: As we predicted, the Obama regime's anti-suspension policy is backfiring. Los Angeles teachers complain unsuspended violent kids are intimidating them and effectively ruling their classrooms.
In 2011, the Education Department accused the Los Angeles Unified School District of discriminating against black boys, who were suspended for bad behavior at a disproportionate rate. The agency ordered it to reduce suspensions in the hopes that unruly minority students would stay in school and graduate.
"The district shall develop and implement a comprehensive plan to eliminate the disproportionality in the discipline imposed on African-American students," the five-page decree says. The superintendent agreed to "modify its policies, procedures and practices."
Last year, Los Angeles schools became the first in the state to ban "willful defiance" as grounds for suspension. As a result, their overall suspension rate dropped to 1.5% from 8% in 2008.
Instead of being kicked out of school or suffering other serious punishment, even repeat offenders get "restorative justice" therapy.
They can negotiate the consequences for their bad behavior, which usually involves "dialogue sessions," in which teachers join unruly kids in "talking circles" to foster greater "cultural understanding." Talk invariably turns to racism and "white bias." Teachers are trained to make sure black kids "feel respected."
The leftist group that has trained more than 2,000 LAUSD teachers and "restorative justice coordinators" says the program combats bias that contributes to disproportionate discipline.
Of course, it also provides rowdy minorities an excuse for continued bad behavior.
Indeed, the policy has only increased classroom disruptions and threats against students and teachers, just as we predicted in a January piece, "Anti-Discipline Push May Threaten Students."
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What teacher would not JUMP at the chance
to be assaulted and gang-raped her students, egged on
by Holder and his DO”J”?
When blistering idiots run your country....
Even with the worst intentions, one couldn’t think of better strategies of keeping Black people down than stuff like this libs come up with.
Great, so now they are punishing the teachers.
Get FedGov OUT of K-12
NOW!
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Exactly! Until it happens it’ll only get worse.
In OH, there are public homeschool programs, paid for by the state. If this nonsense happens around here, there won't be anyone but thugs attending public schools.
Who could have predicted this would happen? (sarcasm)
Yes, Obama needs all those little brown shirts...
Insanity.
You nailed it. Libs WANT to keep black people down and dependent.
Great, so now they are punishing the teachers.
Most of those teachers probably voted for Obama — twice.
>I'm beginning to feel like I'm living in a political shooting gallery and I'm the target.
After awhile there is nothing to say.
Whites have turned into Borg and are suicidal.
Even though they are all in for B0, why would the teachers’ unions put up with this?
I thought about that as well.
I believe it proves the NEA and it’s affiliates are not concerned for the teachers, they’re just a political monster.
At least they’re getting nutritious lunches, but maybe not enough to eat, making them peckish.
Like illegals from central America, what do you get when you allow bad behavior? Yeah, that’s right.
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