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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Although it’s a complex problem that will take a “comprehensive” plan to address, Johns said, he suggested that MCPS focuses on training teachers and principals about students’ different cultural backgrounds and on restorative justice.

The key, he said, is to not pull students out of class to discipline them for actions that are not serious. MCPS considers serious offenses to include physical or sexual assault, other forms of violence and arson.

More training on cultural backgrounds for teachers and principals?  That will do it.  That will solve the suspensions. 
 LOL[/quote]

More training and less pulling kids out of class = hell for teachers.   So I guess if it a kid constantly acts out or doesn't listen or disrupts the entire class over and over again, the teacher just puts up with it because they are culturally different and it isn't 
considered a serious offense by MCPS[/quote]

My kid goes to a majority minority school in East county with it's fair share of behavioral issues. Most teachers allow the bad behavior to continue in class because they do not want to be labeled racist. My daughter (white) was called out for whispering in class while a group of AA kids are in the back of the class doing their own thing. The kids know who can get away with it and the race card is played all the time. So it looks like this type of environment will continue and the few teachers who try and discipline will be told to stop, unless the kid is white. The BOE really needs to step outside and visit these schools, unannounced to see what is really going on. And unless you have kids in those schools listed in the article, you have no clue how bad it is. 
I would love to know which culture promotes disrupting a classroom. And I would love to know what trivial things AA and Hispanic kids are getting suspended for. Again, I urge the BOE and council to do a few surprise visits to these schools and I bet they will realize that restorative justice is bullshit and remedial schools need to come back.[/quote]

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