In the city school district where I taught, principals were evaluated on reducing suspensions. They would get bonuses for doing that.
This all started maybe 20 years ago.
So instead of suspending a disruptive student, the disruptive student was sent right back to class. Teachers were told to handle things on their own. Well, you can’t be an effective teacher and a policeman at the same time. Something’s gotta give.
That’s one reason why I think big-city school districts are beyond saving. And as I noted earlier, it’s the many good kids who suffer the most.
“principals were evaluated on reducing suspensions. They would get bonuses for doing that”
Good grief what a wrong headed notion....that’s just asking for trouble. SMH
White people with money in eastern NC send their kids to private schools or academies.