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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Wow-- a five year ban seems awfully long.[/quote]

Former charter school administrator (not Stokes) here: 5 years is what is on the MPD template. In most cases, schools re-evaluate the barring after a shorter amount of time and consulting with the parent. I generally held a conference 30 - 60 days after the barring and if the parent was willing to modify the problematic behavior, we'd lift it. (Link to MPD circular with template: https://go.mpdconline.com/GO/CIR_16_04.pdf)[/quote]

It is still a functional permanent ban, even if it is in the template.  Parents don't know that you might lift it.  It is designed to make them leave.  Knowing it is in the template makes me even more cynical about charters pushing difficult families out.[/quote]

You can also cross out the time limit on the template and write-in another number. [/quote]

Still, why does the template have 5 years?  For some schools that is longer than any child attends!  And what is a single parent to do if that happens?  It is an obvious attempt to get them to leave. [/quote]

It’s not just a template for schools, that’s the generic barring notice for all of DC. It’s the same one I used to use as a bartender. I think they should make you fill in the time up you want, up to 5 years. You can cross it out, but I don’t know how many people know that. I do because I used to fill out a lot of them. [/quote]

Interesting. The form my school uses has a blank field where the period of the barring is completed. It can be completed with things like "barred for the period of today until a meeting with the principal" or "period of October 1 to November 1." Most are for a few days to a couple of months. I've only seen one that was for a year and that was for a parent who was threatening and abusive on school property and was arrested by the police. Our form also has fields for how school home communication will be handled and drop off and pick up.

5 years is a long time to bar a parent.[/quote]

That is because the obvious intent was to force the family to leave the school.  [/quote]

Agree and Im glad she is suing the school.[/quote]

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