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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I remember back in Douglass days two were caught taking care of business in the bathroom (Don't go there) Both were sent to Douglass, only one was allowed back afterwards and that person never was a problem again after that. They really should bring some type of alternative school back.[/quote]

Is bringing back an alternative HS feasible? Where would that process start?[/quote]

Of course it’s feasible. It would start with LCPS reviewing and revising their policies and regulations around drug use at school as well as their discipline matrix. The highest level discipline infractions, including multiple drug offenses, list “alternative placement” as an option for school response yet there isn’t actually a place to send them. For starters, a part of North Star could be used for this. When Robey was first created, they partitioned off part of the Park View building to be used as the Robey facility. Later Robey was moved and is now housed at Doninion’s campus. This is possible at North Star as well for an alternative school setup.

You cannot leave students who are caught in behavior loops in the environment in which those behaviors are occurring. That is the entire purpose of alternative schools - to remove the student from the environment and provide more support while still giving them an education. Loudoun did away with this option after reviewing data that said more black and brown students were being sent there than white and Asian students. The solution to that was not to just dissolve alternative placement options but that’s what they did. [/quote]

They would first have to acknowledge that “equity” (in its current form) and restorative justice don’t work. [/quote]

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