*But sometimes an average Joe just has to step in.*
You should point to the biggest black kid (male) and demand his help.
*In most city school districts, “expelled” means just moved down the road to another city school. No real punishment at all.*
The new school’s principal should read the riot act to the kid. One last chance. Chances are the new principal is scared or just mailin’ it in.
*The school where I taught still has honors classes and many good kids. But the trajectory is obvious. It gets worse each year.*
Vouchers/school choice 100%.
> Chances are the new principal is scared or just mailin’ it in. <
There is a third possibility. When I first started teaching many decades ago, most principals were tough old guys. Some were army veterans. But the new breed are careerists. They make decisions solely on how it will affect their numbers.
Low suspension numbers = chaos in the school, but bonuses and an eventual promotion.
High suspension numbers = an orderly school, but no bonus and no promotion.
I’m sure you can guess which option the new breed picks.
> Vouchers/school choice 100%. <
Yes. At some point you’ve got to quit bailing, and abandon ship. It’s a tragedy, because public schools were meant to be a melting pot. That’s indeed a noble goal. But the administrators in today’s city schools are all woke, careerist trash (and by all, I mean all).
Abandon ship. Save whomever you can.
Vouchers/school choice 100%.
If the vouchers involve government in any way shape or form, the effort is doomed from the get go.