beoheed t1_j16brdo wrote
Reply to comment by [deleted] in Parents, students take issue with handling of violence at Medford High School: Students walked out of class on Wednesday to protest what they described as an unsafe learning environment. by TouchDownBurrito
Ummmm, not how that works. If a student is creating a learning environment that is actively unsafe for others, they can and will be removed. The laws are very clear and what is allowed and not allowed and what services are required.
Source: I have had students no longer in my class after being excluded from school for violence (they were provided tutoring), tutored students who were excluded from schools, and attended meetings regarding the legality of students exclusion from schools.
[deleted] t1_j16eie8 wrote
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beoheed t1_j16jats wrote
Controversy lies in so many places in society. For some the earth’s status as an oblate spheroid is controversial. When we lend the air of “controversy” to the arguments of those who hold little to no stake in something we are being disingenuous.
I could posit that all sorts of things about which I have little stake or expertise are controversial, but that would not make them so to those with experience in the matter.
Is the use of exclusion in school discipline controversial for a whole breadth and depth of reasons? Sure is. Is the immediate exclusion of a student if that “student’s continued presence in school would pose a specific, documentable concern about the infliction of serious bodily injury or other serious harm upon another person while in school.” controversial? Nope. In fact that quote is straight out of the latest update to MA’s regulations on school exclusion, one’s which lean heavily on non-exclusionary discipline. As an educator and someone who wants what is best for my students, they (and I!) should not be forced to try to learn (or teach!) in the presence of someone who poses a specific risk of violence.
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