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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Former DCPS teacher here! At my old school the exact opposite would happen. We wouldn't suspend kids who assaulted teachers and/or classmates. Suspension rates are directly linked to a principals evaluation in dcps. They are fearful to suspend (even when it is warranted) because it puts their job in jeopardy. It's one of the reasons I left the system. Faculty should never be abused and children get sent back to class. I think perhaps these principals didn't document it, but suspended children secretly bc they knew the faculty would quit if the outrageous behavior went unpunished. That being said, I completely disagree with this effort to stop suspensions. Yes, children should have the chance for rehabilitation, but at the same time there needs to be consequences for violent behavior. In -some- DCPS schools, kids aren't suspended for throwing chairs and smashing windows during class! I personally couldn't tolerate my safety, and other children's safety being put in jeopardy , just so the principal can brag that suspension rates have lowered at their school. Good riddance DCPS![/quote]

I have to agree with this.  I don't think enough students are suspended.  I'm troubled by the secrecy and hypocrisy, but not the attempt to impose some kind of order in the zoo.[/quote]

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