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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Well, he’s going to have to pivot at Wakefield. It’s the Hispanic parents who want more discipline. They have asked for SROs to be reinstated. They want the kids who are violent, abusing drugs, etc. to be thrown out. Safety matters to them. They risked their lives to get to the US to give their kids a better life. They don’t want them to die in a bathroom at their HS because nobody was allowed to step in before things got out of control. The real racism is lowering expectations for academic and behavior in the name of “equity.” [/quote]

Ironically, he's very pro-SRO (according the ACPS' own surveys Black parents and Hispanic parents are overwhelmingly in support of SROs and weapons screening, it's the White parents who aren't).

But he's also enthusiastic about restorative justice practices which has a significant negative impact on behavior and violence according to various studies. And as a PP shared...he's refused to discipline repeat violent offenders in the schools.

And the culture of ACPS and Alexandria city is anti-parent. And he has been deeply steeped in that culture. I hope for Wakefield he does pivot, but don't expect it.

If APS wants equity grading...he won't fight against it and will likely be a cheerleader. [/quote]

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