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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Still curious about what the school is doing to help improve disruptive classrooms.  Sounds like some parents don't really care and other parents cared but couldn't do anything about it.  I really would like to know what the administration handles discipline problems.  Nobody has provided much information. Is that because nothing happens?[/quote]

No, it's because no one treats postings citing "25% disruptive behavior" as credible. Note this poster never cites a source for their obviously arbitrary percentage.  We understand this is a disappointed poster who is making up statistics to incite others. DCI has a very successful Restorative Justice program which has led it to have the lowest suspension and expulsion rates in DC. Thank god. Zero Tolerance models, followed by most secondary schools, is antiquated, unsuccessful at changing behavior, and fuels the School to Prison pipeline. 
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DCI parent here and mom of kid who has had his share of behavior issues. Using the Restoritive Justice model he's figured out what is and isn't acceptable. This had carried into home life as well. This school year he's a different kid. Happy, engaged, making good choices.

I may have some gripes about DCI but their discipline model is NOT one of them.[/quote]

The BASIS discipline model sucks and it is the worst thing about the school and why we left after 8th grade.
And even in 8th grade, we had disruptive kids who the teachers could not control and did not want to let the admin know about it
But when you have disruptive kids, punishing all of them (and even affecting their frigging PE grade) does not work
really disruptive kids are absolutely immune to peer pressure so why should everyone get silent lunches?[/quote]

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