Rantz: WA schools adopt race-based discipline, white students to get harsher punishment (Race-Based Discipline)

mynorthwest ^ | 03 21 2022 | JASON RANTZ

[yesthatjallen]

A Washington school board butted heads over a new student discipline policy that considers a student’s race before deciding on a punishment.

The Clover Park School District debated its new “culturally responsive” student discipline policy. It means student discipline would not be consistent based on conduct. Instead, a school considers a student’s race and background. It would likely offer harsher punishments to white students, even if the conduct is identical to that of a black or Hispanic student.

The disparate treatment is championed in the name of inclusion. But it’s not just a Clover Park School District controversy.

The culturally responsive policy impacts every Washington school district after Democrats passed a law institutionalizing critical race theory in student discipline.

Culturally responsive discipline gets support

The Clover Park School Board adopted a revised student discipline policy at its March 14 meeting by a vote of 3-2. At times, the meeting was contentious as two board members argued it’s wrong to use race to determine punishment. The district is majority-minority, with 28% white students.

According to the policy, disruptive students may face “exclusionary as well as positive and supportive forms of discipline.” But the focus, the policy maintains, is to keep students in the classroom and provide “equitable educational opportunities.”

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[Aevery_Freeman]

Dear Whitey: They discriminate and disparage your kids, They do not educate your children in any significant manner and they have created an unhealthy, unsafe environment for White students.

Why have you not removed them from public 'education'?

Is the baby-sitting service worth the damage?

[Steve_Seattle]

One of the board members cited an example in which a student steals a slice of pizza and when asked about it says, "That's allowed in my house." That reply would presumably lead to a lighter punishment.

But what if the kid had beaten up another kid and said, "That's allowed in my house"? What if he molested a girl and said, "That's allowed in my house"? What if he smoked crack and said, "That's allowed in my house"? Would that reply merit a reduced punishment despite the seriousness of those offenses? If so, aren't we rewarding people for having lower moral standards? What could possibly go wrong?

Despite the existence of various sub-cultures in our society, we also live in a common, broader culture in which the principle of equal justice under the law is a constitutional requirement that should inform our approach to justice in all areas, including school discipline. Applying different levels of punishment for the same act violates that norm and threatens to further divide and degrade the country. We have seen the damage the left has already done, and this will take us even deeper into hell.

[NorseWood]

Oh! A friend asked if they are taking applications!

[The Louiswu]

How long before some white kids are pulled at random for daily punishment?

[unlearner]

Don’t worry. They’re only preparing students for the real world in which laws are selectively enforced based on political ideology.

[Rurudyne]

I wouldn’t know. And not just because I live in Texas and not Waaa Stink State.

[garjog]

“The people of Washington state must be absolutely retarded.”

My state (dominated by progressive minded Seattle) was the first political body in world history to legalize abortion by public referendum. Twice — including partial birth abortion.

[Sgt_Schultze]

Makes perfect sense. The racists on the Clover Park School Board expect their white students to be much better behaved than their minority students.