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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm a bit concerned about the "discipline reform" piece.  I certainly agree there are better ways that discipline can and should be handled but there are a hundred ways to NOT do it.  Certainly there do need to be interventions and probably things like mentoring, counseling and other supports to deal with disruptive behavior and other things, rather than just leaping to suspensions but I am a bit concerned about the evident reluctance to escalate more serious issues.  When there are things like violence, threats of violence, property damage or theft - basically anything in the criminal code - those accordingly need to be dealt with in a serious manner.[/quote]

I don't fundamentally disagree, but the discipline that black boys are subject to in the educational system is, on the aggregate, harsher than other populations of students. Black boys and young men are nine percent of the total school population, but one-quarter of all [b]physical punishments[/b] meted out in schools are to black boys and young men.[/quote]

"Physical punishment?"  What is this, 1950, when the principal had a paddle?

As for your statistics, you are [i]assuming[/i] the numbers should be commensurate, but studies show that there are significantly greater rates of violence and aggression among at-risk African American youth than among most other youth demographics.  It's not as though most of the kids receiving discipline are sitting there sweetly, innocently, quietly and attentively following the teacher's direction to the letter, only to be singled out and sent to the principal for absolutely no reason whatsoever.[/quote]

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