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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Missed the meeting this morning - did they address any of these issues?[/quote]

Yes, but only surface level.  [b]Tripled down on the DCC.[/b][/quote]

Could anyone expand on the "tripling down on the DCC'? This is one of the most awful things the current GDS HS administration, especially the HS principal, has really enforced. This terrible disciplinary process reinforces anonymous reporting, kids who go in front of the DCC for any type of offense small or big have to go in front of a student panel and then the student panel suggests the disciplinary action that is approved by administration. The process is horrible, no transparency and often goes on for weeks leaving the kid in question in limbo.

The problem with the current administration is they aren't open to listening? This disciplinary process is flawed but the don't want to hear it.

Recent article about the DCC in the school paper can be found here: https://theaugurbit.com/2023/11/13/inside-the-dcc-the-committee-that-makes-disciplinary-recommendations/
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Totally agree. I was not on this zoom today but very much wish I had been - I can vouch that the disciplinary process is broken (as has been well documented in this thread on prior pages).

My two least favorite parts
1) students are called in for what is told to them to be a simple conversation with nice nice GDS talk. In the room are 2 admins taking notes. Those notes are used in the DCC hearing. Students are not told that when they sit down. They are not told what they say can be used against them in DCC hearing.

2) students are not told before the DCC hearing of the actual violation of rules they are being called in for. They are just told to show up at a DCC hearing at a certain time (and given choice to skip but told that it is strongly suggested they be present). It's very very weird to me that they are never told what they are being accused of.
 
For a school that cares so much about "justice" this seems the most kafka-esque police-state version of a justice process ever. It's shameful.

When the admins are asked about that school paper article, what I've been told is "you can't trust what is published in the school paper, can you?"

Seems GDS is betraying its own mission badly and has set up a performative and stupid discipline process where 15-18 year olds don't know they are speaking on the record when being interviewed, don't know the charges against them, and in many cases are called in for ticky-tack violations and then wait weeks to get an outcome that was clearly pre-ordained by principal.

I've personally complained about this multiple times to various admins but what I get is the "DCC process wasn't my idea" and "it's above my pay grade" and the person who actually controls which cases go to DCC and what the actual punishments are (the HS principal) will never reply 1:1. they are all scared of her is the truth of the matter.

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