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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Frickin ridiculous

My father was an assistant principal.  He faced down kids with knives and nunchucks.  And I don't believe law enforcement was ever involved.

Seriously?  Going to court over a milk?  I just can't[/quote]

The kid was offered the option not to go to court. He chose not to take that option.[/quote]

The option of not going to court probably involved him admitting guilt and being punished in some way. If he isn't guilty why should he admit guilt and be be punished? He doesn't even attend middle school anymore. Why is the district still pressing charges against him for milk the district gets for free? [b]No way some middle class or affluent student does the same thing and has to go to court[/b]. [/quote]

The article is implying that this is his thinking -- that he is being treated unfairly because of his race/SES.  Alternatively, [b]middle class or affluent students wouldn't escalate such a situation i[/b]nto a court trial and article in the Washington Post.[/quote]

Do you know why these situations don't happen often in schools that are relatively affluent? The adults treat the children completely differently. Completely.

There are plenty of impulsive, quick-to-anger middle school boys in every community in the world. They are *boys.* Much of the difference in outcomes is because some boys are treated with kindness, compassion, and decent human dignity. Standards are upheld without adults resorting to shouting, getting in kids' faces, grabbing them by the neck, making threats, taunting, and calling the police.  Other boys get this kind of treatment all.the.time. And we wonder why things are more likely to go south for these kids?

Go visit a predominantly AA middle school in a lower SES neighborhood sometime. Watch how the adults talk to the kids. You will be amazed.[/quote]

Falling on deaf ears.[/quote]

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