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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Preschoolers and suspension in the same sentance. What is wrong with this world. Let me guess they are boys.

Schools can't even agree on "acceptable beharior". I would really like to know what they did to be suspended in preschool.[/quote]

I worked at an affluent mostly white preschool, before I worked to collect data for the District where I did exit interviews with programs who had to expel preschoolers. NO ONE wants to expel preschoolers, it has nothing to do with punishment- it is about safety and proper placement. If a child runs, strikes children and teachers, they cannot be maintained in most centers (seen it happen across SES lines.) Typically these behaviors stem from an un-diagnosed(or diagnosed but in denial) condition, and typically the right placement or referral are in place when the worst happens and a child must leave a center.

in the two years I ran expulsion data, every child had extenuating circumstances at home and usually a behavioral issue the required early intervention...

In case of preschool suspensions, they are last ditch efforts to avoid expulsion. But it means the program cannot deal with the behaviors the child is exhibiting for whatever reason.[/quote]

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