But I always say that the right way to fix the schools is to make it possible for the schools to get rid of the bad kids. Bad kids can ruin the school experience for many, many others.
Is this girl a "bad kid"? Probably not. Should she have been dealt with this way? Probably not.
But I do not want to hamstring schools when they try to enforce discipline. Too many schools don't have enough of it.
This is what happens in this PC litigious society. Kids get expelled for really minor things that would never had raised an eyebrow 20 years ago.
But I always say that the right way to fix the schools is to make it possible for the schools to get rid of the bad kids. Bad kids can ruin the school experience for many, many others.
Is this girl a "bad kid"? Probably not. Should she have been dealt with this way? Probably not.
But I do not want to hamstring schools when they try to enforce discipline. Too many schools don't have enough of it.
It's completely wrong for the infraction, but in severity AND in "teaching a lesson." The girl should have had a 1 day "in school suspension" where she would have to work cleaning the whole day. Then, every day for a month, she should have had a detention, so every day after school for a month, she has to continue cleaning for an hour or two. More than anything else, that first day's suspension would be so that all the other students would be able to see her cleaning.
Mark
I wonder if the have the death penalty for smoking in the bathroom???????????? Sex in the gym however is good normal expected behavior.