tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post6591485303047045366..comments2024-03-28T02:21:17.452-07:00Comments on Seattle Schools Community Forum: California First in the Nation to Eliminate Student Suspension for Minor BehaviorMelissa Westbrookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17179994245880629080noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-89107155789388528452014-10-01T17:30:02.013-07:002014-10-01T17:30:02.013-07:00CT, charter are supposed to be public so you'd...CT, charter are supposed to be public so you'd think they would have to follow this but it depends on how California's charter law is written. Melissa Westbrookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12588239576000641336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-60581004981400284602014-10-01T05:48:47.280-07:002014-10-01T05:48:47.280-07:00You know how when you get on public transportation...You know how when you get on public transportation in most major cities, you can feel like you're in a moving homeless shelter for people with lots of problems who've been dumped on the streets? If you're of an age, you might even remember the fights about 'de-institutionalization' decades ago, in which the most out of touch Big Job At the Big University Live In Fancy Queen Anne Neighborhood liberals basically teamed up with right wingers who want government to work for the wealthy, period. <br />This is the same kind of law. Into my 2nd decade at the 9-12 level, we're plagued by regulations and laws and rules which Sound Great! and aren't paid for. Between Do-Gooders Without A Clue, and Privateers looking to outsource the entire enterprise to their buddies, the in the building working stiffs are getting another Whoopy-Do happy happy law dumped on our heads. <br /><br />Why is calling people what they are <br /><br />NameCalling?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-86071355736689662762014-09-30T19:08:37.667-07:002014-09-30T19:08:37.667-07:00This is good. Suspension is a punishment for the s...This is good. Suspension is a punishment for the students' parents, not the student, and it only puts the kid behind in school.mosfetnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-25603274521205943672014-09-30T18:28:59.289-07:002014-09-30T18:28:59.289-07:00Curious if charter schools will have to change the...Curious if charter schools will have to change their practices and abide by this, or are they exempt and can continue to eliminate students by suspending/expelling kids for whatever reason they deem valid? <br /><br />CTAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-70142173999497885422014-09-30T18:25:30.654-07:002014-09-30T18:25:30.654-07:00Yes CR. A teacher friend and I had a falling out ...Yes CR. A teacher friend and I had a falling out because she felt calling the police on kindergartners was justified....crickets.mirmac1https://www.blogger.com/profile/10183460709639638172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-86987429158787344612014-09-30T17:22:24.779-07:002014-09-30T17:22:24.779-07:00Hope to see this coming to our schools soon.
-H...Hope to see this coming to our schools soon. <br /><br />-HS parentAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-81175412966557417782014-09-30T16:39:37.059-07:002014-09-30T16:39:37.059-07:00Yes, I think this is terrific. I hope there is a p...Yes, I think this is terrific. I hope there is a push for something like this in our state.<br /> <br />I honestly did not know until last year how common it is for very young kids, even kindergartners, to be suspended in SPS (and for throwing a block? for what else?). What does a kindergartner even learn from that suspension? Is it supposed to teach the kid something, or is it just a way to get rid of the kid for the rest of the day?<br /><br />And of course the disproportionate rates of discipline for minority students and students with disabilities are truly disturbing. Maybe this would help?<br /><br />CRAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-58558610307407814182014-09-30T16:23:21.630-07:002014-09-30T16:23:21.630-07:00No name calling. Try again.No name calling. Try again.Melissa Westbrookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17179994245880629080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-86111713109481350622014-09-30T16:03:23.430-07:002014-09-30T16:03:23.430-07:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com