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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Ron Brown high school forbids almost all suspensions and has a much better approach. Perhaps this is a strategy that should be adopted...

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2017/07/05/dc-all-boys-high-school/102898672/[/quote]

I'm skeptical of ANY school that says that they don't suspend students. Especially, if they have some "new" better approach. Schools need consistency and follow through.  BTW, principals are afraid to perpetuate the school-to-prison pipeline so they ignore disruptive students who need discipline and effective socio-emotional supports. How about investing in more school counselors? How about giving students more recess time? How about more field trips? [/quote]

Good grief- READ THE ARTICLE-- [b]counseling is essentially what they do instead of suspensions.[/b] [/quote]

I guess, I'll through in my two cents, I am a former DCPS school counselor. When an administrator or I suggested counseling, parents often fell into two categories: Absolutely refusing to acknowledging they have issues because it is seen as uncool or a "white people thing" to speak to a counselor about your problems and try to resolve them OR the second issue was that families has inter-generational issues and several layers of issues that could not be resolved by the school. Those families often needed a referral for a professional that had the time and exprience to del with that many layers. People need to realize that counseling professionals are expensive and the families DCPS often serves are poor and its likely their gov't sponsored insurance may not cover counseling services. [/quote]

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