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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I love how every discussion comes down to race... this is totally NOT helpful for the OP nor is what she sees right now. Unless you have a child in this type of situation, then please STOP... and move on to another discussion where you can complain about MCPS and how your genius children are being short-changed.

OP -- if this is happening multiple times, you need to ask that the school evaluate your child for a potential disability that is impacting his functioning in school. Perhaps he has ADHD or something? Have you had him evaluated? Perhaps the suspensions are just now ringing alarm bells for you that something bigger is happening. Children with suspected disabilities have rights... and one of them is that suspensions are not used in place of interventions that can really help them. Please take your child to a psychologist or a developmental pediatrician if you think something bigger is at play here. Good luck![/quote]

FFS, it becomes about race because MCPS has made everything about race.  I agree with you completely that consequences should be implemented regardless of race.  MCPS disagrees.[/quote]

The problem is that many teachers and school staff are racist.  Imagine the Starbucks thing happening every day in school multiple times.   Teachers are not comfortable with the slightest bit of question or challenge or sloppiness from non-white kids.

Not white and late to class by 2 seconds - the teacher will shut the door in your face and make you go to the office for shaming and a pass back to class.  If a quiz was scheduled, you will get a zero. White?  Teacher holds the door open smiles and says, "glad you could join us.". You get to take the quiz.

Not white and in the hallway without a pass?  School security guard will personally walk you to the office and make sure you get detention.  White girl in the hallway?  School security guard will walk you to class and chat with you on the way. (My daughter literally calls this the "white girl pass".)

Not white and want to get on a school bus?  Bus driver may refuse to take you for being a "troublemaker".  White and threw something out the window while the bus was moving?  Bus driver will tell your mom, but won't recuse to take you.

Non-white and challenge or disrespect a teacher verbally while any of the above is happening?  You will be suspended, and lucky if you are not physically beat up by security. White and challenge or disrespect a teacher or another student?  You are exercising your free speech.

All these are real stories reported to me by my white children.  Racism is alive and well in MCPS. [/quote]

Sounds to me like you just want to excuse children of color doing stuff like being late and disrespecting teachers. Tell them to talk back to cops next, tell me how that turns out.[/quote]

No, I don't want to excuse them.  But nor do I want to excuse the white children who do it.  If you are go to excuse whites, then you shouldn't punish non-whites. [/quote]

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