Increased bullying at Deal?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yep.

Just speaking from experience, but there is a kid in my son's grade that came from a charter and is an absolute monster. Just loud, pushy, physically violent, and unable to keep up at grade level. He seriously has mental and emotional issues and despite the fact I have personally brought it up with the teachers.

They also are racist. It was heavily implied that the reason they refused to intervene or call the cops (which was 100% appropriate) was because the bully was Black and they didnt want to stir the pot.

Luckily DS will be going to a private school for seventh grade where discipline is taken very seriously and such trouble makers would certainly not be able to get in.

Speaking of racist (and classist)

So you would willingly subject your kid to a racist bully just to make a point that you are NOT racist and classist? nice parenting. You sound jealous that you cant afford to get your kid into a private school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:First, classroom management. Bullying only survives with an audience.

You can't have classroom management if there is no discipline conning from the top. No suspensions is ridiculous. Frankly, there need to be military sargeants enlisted to scare these student straight

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:First, classroom management. Bullying only survives with an audience.

You can't have classroom management if there is no discipline conning from the top. No suspensions is ridiculous. Frankly, there need to be military sargeants enlisted to scare these student straight

Excise typos......

[Anonymous]

You all should try Hardy. I know that lots of you will jump in with Hardy hate, but it is a warm, welcoming bully-free zone. Principal Pride and the admin team do a fantastic job of getting all the kids working together and supporting each other.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You all should try Hardy. I know that lots of you will jump in with Hardy hate, but it is a warm, welcoming bully-free zone. Principal Pride and the admin team do a fantastic job of getting all the kids working together and supporting each other.

According to the statistics Hardy has a 20% suspension rate... guess that is how they deal with issues... send the kids home

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You all should try Hardy. I know that lots of you will jump in with Hardy hate, but it is a warm, welcoming bully-free zone. Principal Pride and the admin team do a fantastic job of getting all the kids working together and supporting each other.

According to the statistics Hardy has a 20% suspension rate... guess that is how they deal with issues... send the kids home

Actually it's 9.8% at Hardy.

Since someone will ask, it's 3.1 at Deal.

Both are well below the DCPS rate of 21%.

From learndc.org.

[Anonymous]

DCPS will protect the problem child at the expense of the good. Your kid being bullied will not be protected. The dumb anti-bullying law the Council passed has no teeth and the final decision of what not to do resides with DCPS. Your kid will learn in DCPS that when he or she is bullied, he or she must be removed and not the aggressor. The aggressor, coming from a "disadvantaged" background, retains all rights to your kid's detriment. You're only recourse is to try to get your kid removed to a different class or school, and that will probably require a lawsuit. The only person in government who will give a darn is the judge in Superior Court. Cheers.

[Anonymous]

A++ trolling

[Anonymous]

Yes have noticed increase in bullying. Yes kids think if they complain and bully is a minority that will impact school response. Perhaps not true. But perception among kids.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yes have noticed increase in bullying. Yes kids think if they complain and bully is a minority that will impact school response. Perhaps not true. But perception among kids.

No, it's absolutely true.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:A++ trolling

A+++++ ignorant.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You all should try Hardy. I know that lots of you will jump in with Hardy hate, but it is a warm, welcoming bully-free zone. Principal Pride and the admin team do a fantastic job of getting all the kids working together and supporting each other.

According to the statistics Hardy has a 20% suspension rate... guess that is how they deal with issues... send the kids home

Actually it's 9.8% at Hardy.

Since someone will ask, it's 3.1 at Deal.

Both are well below the DCPS rate of 21%.

From learndc.org.

What does a 10% suspension rate mean? 1 in 10 kids have been suspended for at least a day that year? That's pretty scary of 10% of kids are misbehaving so badly as to get suspended.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You all should try Hardy. I know that lots of you will jump in with Hardy hate, but it is a warm, welcoming bully-free zone. Principal Pride and the admin team do a fantastic job of getting all the kids working together and supporting each other.

According to the statistics Hardy has a 20% suspension rate... guess that is how they deal with issues... send the kids home

Actually it's 9.8% at Hardy.

Since someone will ask, it's 3.1 at Deal.

Both are well below the DCPS rate of 21%.

From learndc.org.

What does a 10% suspension rate mean? 1 in 10 kids have been suspended for at least a day that year? That's pretty scary of 10% of kids are misbehaving so badly as to get suspended.

Yes - that is what that means. From learndc.org:

*The percentage of students who missed one of more days due to suspension. When a student is suspended, regardless of the amount of suspension time, each absence is considered suspension-related, not an unexcused absence .

Hardy MS expelled 0 students during the 2014-2015 school year. 134 students were expelled across all DC schools during the same period of time.

[Anonymous]

Not bullying, but a handful of very disruptive boys in several classes, yes. DC feels the teachers handle it well, but it doesn't stop them from repeating the behaviors the next day.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You all should try Hardy. I know that lots of you will jump in with Hardy hate, but it is a warm, welcoming bully-free zone. Principal Pride and the admin team do a fantastic job of getting all the kids working together and supporting each other.

According to the statistics Hardy has a 20% suspension rate... guess that is how they deal with issues... send the kids home

Actually it's 9.8% at Hardy.

Since someone will ask, it's 3.1 at Deal.

Both are well below the DCPS rate of 21%.

From learndc.org.

What does a 10% suspension rate mean? 1 in 10 kids have been suspended for at least a day that year? That's pretty scary of 10% of kids are misbehaving so badly as to get suspended.

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I think its good. DCPS needs to get tougher on problem behaviors that disrupt learning for good kids. So many naive parents on this board talking about their commitment to public schools through HS when all they have is a 5 year old. Just wait until you see a classroom of peers by middle school.