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Yes, and to add to you points, this is the type of pseudo-intellectual, I hate to say it “progressive” policy that is growing in popularity at the moment. It’s all in the name of equity. It’s also cascading into criminal justice. In DC rather than policing, we’re seeing Charles Allen and the city council loudly advocate for measures against incarceration or strong punishment in general. There is a move yo use “violence interrupters”, which major studies all show as having limited to no efficacy and which may actually cause more crime. Or there are bills to get violent offenders out of jail at younger ages like the Youth Rehabilitation act or the second chance act…basically, because the statistics are so unpalatable the solutions these days are to lower enforcement or lessen penalties regarding crime and to lower the bar educationally (‘no ap classes, showing work is biased, no entry tests, etc). This is why republicans or people in general are getting annoyed. It’s not as the media portrays it as racist people mad at equity, it’s that a lot of equity proposals seem half baked and actually increase crime or lower academic quality. And we live in a city with issues affecting both of those topics. And then, yes, if you discuss these issues critically, or ask to debate them, the left wing authortarian crowd will immediately try to shut you down, or shame you or overall ignore your concerns. Open dialogue should be allowed. It’s okay to view crime and educational not solely through the prism of identity politics, but also through a lens of prudency. Do the polices make sense? Are the theories well tested? How will cutting putting remedial learners with kids who were once in ap classes bode for the future? Will those ex-ap class kids be bored and not teach their potential? Is it okay to ask?
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And--ABSOLUTELY as a parent and taxpayer I have a right to know how other people's children, as well as my own, are disciplined because people want to make sure that discipline is being administered fairly across a system.  I can simultaneously believe that young AA males have been disproportionately disciplined in school in biased ways (which research has shown us to be true) while also expecting that ANY teenager who assaults a classmate or a teacher will be removed from the general education environment for the good of everyone else in that environment.  But a lot of these theoretical practices seem to be the education corollary to Charles Allen et al's public safety positions---i.e., no real consequences for bad behavior and no protection for the victims of that behavior.  [/quote]

There’s a huge difference between being given a general overview of a schools discipline policy and a detailed report on how a specific minor is being disciplined. [/quote]

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