There are two ‘tells’ in the story. First the name of the school: Oliver Citywide Academy.
When a public school has the world ‘Academy’ in its name, especially if it has recently received the name, watch out. The forlorn hope is that by giving a school a fancy-sounding name, it will improve results. It doesn’t.
And then there’s ‘Qvawn’. No more needs to be said. But I’m willing to bet that this isn’t the first time that Qvawn has gotten himself in trouble. I’ll also bet that he has an IEP that has kept him from being punished for misbehavior in the past.
The IEP won’t protect him against criminal charges. I’m a little surprised that the staff are pressing charges. Usually there is pressure to ‘keep it inside the school’.
Qvawn needs to be tried, convicted and incarcerated for at least ten years. He isn’t fixable at this point. He is a danger to society.
> Usually there is pressure to ‘keep it inside the school’. <
You’ve got that right. I’m a retired urban public high school teacher. We were told to called the school police only. Calling the city police was a firing offense.
Why? It’s because of what you said. Central administration can bury a school police report. They can’t bury a city police report.
Quick story: A friend of mine - a vice principal - was attacked (and cut) by an out of control student armed with a knife. My friend immediately called the city police. That was the right move. Our school police are unarmed. Not even tasers.
Well, my friend got a call from central administration the next day. He was told he wouldn’t be fired for dialing 911. But he was blacklisted, and would never receive another promotion.
IEP?