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3) We need color-blind discipline in our schools. By this we mean that all students should be punished the same for committing the same infractions, and chronic, violent offenders need to be expelled for the greater good. There is nothing more equitable than trying to create a safe environment in which all students can learn.

I agree with some of it, but not this part. My son (who is not black or Latino) attends ACPS. His impression is that NO ONE is being disciplined. It's not that discipline is being meted out disproportionately.

I agree with your concern here. From your description, it sounds like ACPS has addressed the disproportionate punishments for students of color with not disciplining anyone which clearly is a problem. ACPS needs to figure out how to impose discipline in a fair way (I understand why the editorial writing say “colorblind” but administrators still need to be on guard against disproportionately disciplining students of color over the long run since historically that has been a problem).

In all, it is complicated and I doubt ACPS can handle complicated.

To have the numbers not look disproportionate, they are going to have to find white and asian kids brawling in the same numbers. Have you seen the videos? The only way to make it work is to either drum up infractions for white and asian kids or to come down disproportionately hard on white and asian kids

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3) We need color-blind discipline in our schools. By this we mean that all students should be punished the same for committing the same infractions, and chronic, violent offenders need to be expelled for the greater good. There is nothing more equitable than trying to create a safe environment in which all students can learn.

I agree with some of it, but not this part. My son (who is not black or Latino) attends ACPS. His impression is that NO ONE is being disciplined. It's not that discipline is being meted out disproportionately.

I agree with your concern here. From your description, it sounds like ACPS has addressed the disproportionate punishments for students of color with not disciplining anyone which clearly is a problem. ACPS needs to figure out how to impose discipline in a fair way (I understand why the editorial writing say “colorblind” but administrators still need to be on guard against disproportionately disciplining students of color over the long run since historically that has been a problem).

In all, it is complicated and I doubt ACPS can handle complicated.

My son is Black and he reports the same, that NO ONE is being disciplined. He finds it frustrating and just walked home when this happened earlier this week. No one seemed to notice or care. I came home sick from work to find him at home. I agree with you that the administrators need to be on guard against disproportionate discipline for students of color. Or any group (special education or language learners for example).

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3) We need color-blind discipline in our schools. By this we mean that all students should be punished the same for committing the same infractions, and chronic, violent offenders need to be expelled for the greater good. There is nothing more equitable than trying to create a safe environment in which all students can learn.

I agree with some of it, but not this part. My son (who is not black or Latino) attends ACPS. His impression is that NO ONE is being disciplined. It's not that discipline is being meted out disproportionately.

I agree with your concern here. From your description, it sounds like ACPS has addressed the disproportionate punishments for students of color with not disciplining anyone which clearly is a problem. ACPS needs to figure out how to impose discipline in a fair way (I understand why the editorial writing say “colorblind” but administrators still need to be on guard against disproportionately disciplining students of color over the long run since historically that has been a problem).

In all, it is complicated and I doubt ACPS can handle complicated.

It just has to be done in a way long term that is not overly broad (and this could amount to systematic racism).

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3) We need color-blind discipline in our schools. By this we mean that all students should be punished the same for committing the same infractions, and chronic, violent offenders need to be expelled for the greater good. There is nothing more equitable than trying to create a safe environment in which all students can learn.

I agree with some of it, but not this part. My son (who is not black or Latino) attends ACPS. His impression is that NO ONE is being disciplined. It's not that discipline is being meted out disproportionately.

I agree with your concern here. From your description, it sounds like ACPS has addressed the disproportionate punishments for students of color with not disciplining anyone which clearly is a problem. ACPS needs to figure out how to impose discipline in a fair way (I understand why the editorial writing say “colorblind” but administrators still need to be on guard against disproportionately disciplining students of color over the long run since historically that has been a problem).

In all, it is complicated and I doubt ACPS can handle complicated.

To have the numbers not look disproportionate, they are going to have to find white and asian kids brawling in the same numbers. Have you seen the videos? The only way to make it work is to either drum up infractions for white and asian kids or to come down disproportionately hard on white and asian kids

Yes. I agree with you about what the videos appear to show. But, there is has to be awareness of the long term disproportionate school punishment. ACPS needs to take necessary steps to provide a safe and secure learning environment while not being discriminatory. Right now, ACPS is failing at all of it.

Providing a safe environment means removing children who engage in certain activities. Removing those children is going to look like disproportionate punishment. ACPS can't have it both ways and right now they are choosing to not punish

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3) We need color-blind discipline in our schools. By this we mean that all students should be punished the same for committing the same infractions, and chronic, violent offenders need to be expelled for the greater good. There is nothing more equitable than trying to create a safe environment in which all students can learn.

I agree with some of it, but not this part. My son (who is not black or Latino) attends ACPS. His impression is that NO ONE is being disciplined. It's not that discipline is being meted out disproportionately.

I agree with your concern here. From your description, it sounds like ACPS has addressed the disproportionate punishments for students of color with not disciplining anyone which clearly is a problem. ACPS needs to figure out how to impose discipline in a fair way (I understand why the editorial writing say “colorblind” but administrators still need to be on guard against disproportionately disciplining students of color over the long run since historically that has been a problem).

In all, it is complicated and I doubt ACPS can handle complicated.

To have the numbers not look disproportionate, they are going to have to find white and asian kids brawling in the same numbers. Have you seen the videos? The only way to make it work is to either drum up infractions for white and asian kids or to come down disproportionately hard on white and asian kids

Yes. I agree with you about what the videos appear to show. But, there is has to be awareness of the long term disproportionate school punishment. ACPS needs to take necessary steps to provide a safe and secure learning environment while not being discriminatory. Right now, ACPS is failing at all of it.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

3) We need color-blind discipline in our schools. By this we mean that all students should be punished the same for committing the same infractions, and chronic, violent offenders need to be expelled for the greater good. There is nothing more equitable than trying to create a safe environment in which all students can learn.

I agree with some of it, but not this part. My son (who is not black or Latino) attends ACPS. His impression is that NO ONE is being disciplined. It's not that discipline is being meted out disproportionately.

I agree with your concern here. From your description, it sounds like ACPS has addressed the disproportionate punishments for students of color with not disciplining anyone which clearly is a problem. ACPS needs to figure out how to impose discipline in a fair way (I understand why the editorial writing say “colorblind” but administrators still need to be on guard against disproportionately disciplining students of color over the long run since historically that has been a problem).

In all, it is complicated and I doubt ACPS can handle complicated.

To have the numbers not look disproportionate, they are going to have to find white and asian kids brawling in the same numbers. Have you seen the videos? The only way to make it work is to either drum up infractions for white and asian kids or to come down disproportionately hard on white and asian kids

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

3) We need color-blind discipline in our schools. By this we mean that all students should be punished the same for committing the same infractions, and chronic, violent offenders need to be expelled for the greater good. There is nothing more equitable than trying to create a safe environment in which all students can learn.

I agree with some of it, but not this part. My son (who is not black or Latino) attends ACPS. His impression is that NO ONE is being disciplined. It's not that discipline is being meted out disproportionately.

I agree with your concern here. From your description, it sounds like ACPS has addressed the disproportionate punishments for students of color with not disciplining anyone which clearly is a problem. ACPS needs to figure out how to impose discipline in a fair way (I understand why the editorial writing say “colorblind” but administrators still need to be on guard against disproportionately disciplining students of color over the long run since historically that has been a problem).

In all, it is complicated and I doubt ACPS can handle complicated.

Anonymous wrote:

3) We need color-blind discipline in our schools. By this we mean that all students should be punished the same for committing the same infractions, and chronic, violent offenders need to be expelled for the greater good. There is nothing more equitable than trying to create a safe environment in which all students can learn.

I agree with some of it, but not this part. My son (who is not black or Latino) attends ACPS. His impression is that NO ONE is being disciplined. It's not that discipline is being meted out disproportionately.

Anonymous wrote:

3) We need color-blind discipline in our schools. By this we mean that all students should be punished the same for committing the same infractions, and chronic, violent offenders need to be expelled for the greater good. There is nothing more equitable than trying to create a safe environment in which all students can learn.

I agree with some of it, but not this part. My son (who is not black or Latino) attends ACPS. His impression is that NO ONE is being disciplined. It's not that discipline is being meted out disproportionately.

2) Placing most of the city’s ninth graders together in one school just doesn’t work. The maturity level of many ninth graders does not match the freedom that being in high school brings. The new Minnie Howard building can’t get finished soon enough from our perspective; when completed, it needs to house students from all four high school grades. It’s also time to revisit the idea of a second high school in Alexandria, which should result in fewer students within each school building.

3) We need color-blind discipline in our schools. By this we mean that all students should be punished the same for committing the same infractions, and chronic, violent offenders need to be expelled for the greater good. There is nothing more equitable than trying to create a safe environment in which all students can learn.