Stefan Sharkanski of Sound Politics has an excellent article here where he took just a few moments to compare the cultural issue of family structure to the instences of disciplinary action and found some interesting results...
Could it be that African American students behave offensively more often?
Nah. Couldn't be.
"Discipline gap", or behavior gap? Typical liberal crapola, blame the white guys.
I don't believe for one minute that the Seattle school district thinks that poor training of teachers is responsible for the higher rate of black students' suspensions and expulsions. Everyone knows why black students are disciplined at far higher rates--because they cause problems at far higher rates than other students! The school district knows this as well, of course. It's called p.r. Trying to fend off lawsuits, or whatever.
Sounds like there might actually be a "misbehavior gap".
I'd be curious to know how many suspended students regardless of race come from a home with a mother and father present
Sure. Let the inmates run the prison because they have white whiners looking out for them.
I know how to fix this! Throw more money at it! After all, that's generally why govie programs don't work, isn't it? Yes, more money will do the trick nicely....especially in Seattle.
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Could the black students be engaging in activity that warrants the punishments in a far higher percentage than the white students?
Figures lie and liars figure!
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Gee, they've given extra training to teachers and the administration and tried all kinds of new ideas and it hasn't seemed to work. HELLOOOO, it isn't the teachers or the administration that has the problem, it is some of the black students. When about 70% of any racial group come from one parent homes, they're going to have a problem.
Given the way this story is written it would appear that drastic action is needed to end this "discipline gap". As a drastic measure I would suggest that any principal who suspends an African American student be fired for failing to adequately deal with the problem. I am quite sure that the "discipline gap" described will end very quickly (if that is the real problem).
Discipline has been taken out of the schools what would Flyn expect?
The statistics would be much higher if all the student problems were addressed, probably twice as high.
Bury your head in the sand, Ostrich style, but addressing the problem would not be politically correct.
Just suspend more white students. Problem fixed.
Could that have something to do with the fact that they act up and need disciplined more often? That they are more likely to be fatherless? To be raised in a culture that tells them that actually trying to better yourself is a betrayal of your race????
DUMB LIBERALS! I wouldn't trust em to walk my dog... by the time they brought him back, he'd feel guilty for chaising cats, and self destructive because he actually enjoys being loyal.
The Unspoken Here: School Officials are all white and don't like blacks. Not that that is a steriotype...
Our black population in Pocatello is very small, but they too exhibit problems far out of proportion to their percentage of the population. A small number of black football players were recruited to the local college and managed to record the first drive by shooting we've ever had in the area.
Diverting the subject away from misbehavior, how are these students doing academically? Are they top of the line scholars?
Why?? Because the ...
* Race gap in ordinary manners for young children persists.
* Race gap in fatherless homes persists.
* Race gap in drug-addicted mothers persists.
* Race gap in stupid teens who spread their legs too willingly persists.
* Race gap in minority culture, that stresses sports over academics, persists.
* Race gap in minority culture, that says a young black scholar is a sellout, persists.
* Race gap in teens and pre-teens who join gangs persists.
I could go on and on. But this issue is a no-brainer. It only takes an idiot liberal in the media, combined with one at the school district level, to claim racism.
We all know that a disproportionate of prisoners in our jails are black. Why ? Because they are the ones breaking the law. Here we have students in school being disproportionately punished. Why?? Thhaaaaats right folks , they are the ones breaking the rules. Can there be some sort of reason the same kids breaking the rules in school are ending up in jail?? Yeah Thats right again. Certainly there is.