DO TEACHERS AND ADMINISTRATORS DISCRIMINATE WHEN IT COMES TO DISCIPLINE ?
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The Obama administration must believe that teachers and administrators discriminate against minority and disabled students when it comes to discipline.
WHAT A BUNCH OF NONSENSE !
The administration and attorney general Eric Holder criticized “zero tolerance” discipline policies , claiming they have led schools to often turn over routine discipline issues to police. The administration wants schools to fix “disciplinary policies that force students – mostly minorities and those with disabilities – to miss class due to suspensions and expulsions for minor infractions.”
I resent the implication that teachers and administrators might be unfairly treating certain groups of students because of their race or ethnicity. I’ve never seen a teacher or administrator treat any student differently simply because of their race.
Where in the world are students, “missing class and being suspended and expelled for minor infractions?” Not in any school I’ve ever seen and I taught primarily minority students for much of my career.
Chicago public schools were used as an example of a district where suspensions are out of control. In 2008, 13 percent of students were suspended. The largest percentage of students in Chicago Public Schools are minority children, actually making them a super majority. It stands to reason that minority students would be suspended the most since they make up the large majority of students.
Attorney General Holder said, “A routine school disciplinary infraction should land a student in the principal’s office, not in a police precinct.” NO, Mr. Attorney General, routine disciplinary infractions are handled by the classroom teacher, not the principal! Stick to worrying about terrorists and other domestic problems, Mr
