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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Pretty sure you can involve the police if children are being assaulted by other children.   We had this type of situation at a private - basically were told there was nothing they could do, but was made clear we were not constrained from contacting the authorities.  [/quote]

And so continues the school to prison pipeline. This is a child we're talking about. Do you really think this child should have an arrest record and perhaps be incarcerated so that your child doesn't miss a few minutes of instruction? Do you think that's good for society long term?[/quote]

The school to prison pipeline continues because the disruptive kid never learns it is wrong to assault someone.  They are never disciplined at home for throwing chairs.
They are not disciplined in the school district for assaulting the teacher.  They turn 18, assault someone, and then they see prison.  Maybe they could learn
what is acceptable behavior before then.[/quote]

Wrong, at least for many with special needs. It isn't a matter of knowing right from wrong, and for these kids discipline doesn't teach right from wrong. When they are in crisis mode, "fight or flight" kicks in. They cannot think rationally. What they haven't learned is how to regulate to keep from getting to that point, and this is where the schools need to focus the attention. Not in what to do when the child is upset, but in figuring out why the child is upset and teaching the child skills to deal with those feelings. When the school just kicks the kid out, or warehouses them off in a separate school, the skills are never learned and the kid ends up in prision. [/quote]

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