re: Thuggin it and Lovin it EBRPSS Style, part II

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Unfortunately, a school's academic rating is hurt for every student expelled which gives an incentive for principals to NOT expel a student. That's a shitty policy on the part of the state's rating system that even SG would have to live with. I would like to see the legislature get involved with changing that part of the rating system the state is using.

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Wife teaches at a public high school. The quote above is absolutely true. Not just expulsions. Any out of school suspension or expulsion hurts a school's almighty school performance score. Thus, some principals are making the decision to not boot kids out the school. The kids know this. If the worst punishment a kid can get (with the exception of stabbing/shooting someone) is detention or a day of in-school suspension, that is not enough of a deterrent. Especially since a lot of the problems inside the school building get their start outside the school building.

I think the point of this rule was trying to prevent dropouts (another big factor of a school's almighty score). But this is a terrible way to do it. Put the kid in an alternative school (that's why we have them) and be done with it.

My wife has seen things in school that are similar to this article. It truly makes you wonder what in the world is happening.