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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]https://bethesdamagazine.com/bethesda-beat/schools/black-hispanic-students-disproportionately-suspended-in-mcps-data-show/?fbclid=IwAR35pQ6w_d5xvMEZpE1r3rRc9rv61da9RxqTUwuhjLRbM-FZqimbFHmplak

The county says it needs to work on how unfair this is.   :roll:

Meanwhile, parents everywhere are once again, not accountable.  [/quote]
This is terrible and totally explains "white flight" and why many of us with concern for kids learning in the classroom will do whatever we can to stay away from schools like the ones listed in the article. Basically according to the below kids shouldn't be removed from classes if they're yelling, swearing, or verbally abusing the teacher and other students because it's not considered "serious". Wow, just wow:

[i]“In Montgomery County, it has frankly just started to be treated seriously,” Johns said of black and Hispanic students’ suspension rates, “Because relative to other districts, we have a relatively low suspension rate overall, but the disparity is just as high as any other place.”

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. [b]MCPS considers serious offenses to include physical or sexual assault, other forms of violence and arson[/b][/i][/quote]

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