re: California bans suspending disruptive/defiant students

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If they still have in-school suspension then I don't have an issue with it. They're still removed from the classroom, and personally, in-school suspension was a bigger deterrent to me than being sent home for a few days. In-school suspension sucked big time.

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We used to have STOP where kids were sent to an alternative site to serve their suspension. It was ridiculous that we got rid of it. Just sending them home does nothing but give them what they want.

I saw a model recently (can’t remember the state) where instead of sending the kid home the parent had to come to school with the student if they didn’t want the suspension on their permanent record (or something like that). And apparently it’s nipped some of that shite in the bud.

Teachers also need to start growing a sack and filing charges against these little assholes that do things like assault teachers. And when the district doesn’t respond, file suit that the school system is not providing a safe working environment as promised in their contracts.