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Mindless_Arachnid_74 t1_j9b6wyj wrote

Reply to comment by Technical_Hair_4383 in Anti-Suspension Laws and lack of consequences are taking a toll on our K12 schools by bostonteacher90871

Right. It is a law from 2012. Nothing new.

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Technical_Hair_4383 t1_j9bljl8 wrote

It was recently amended to make suspensions more difficult for administrators to implement.

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LackingUtility t1_j9bu97s wrote

Here's the as-amended version:

>(b) (effective November 8, 2022)
Any principal, headmaster, superintendent or person acting as a decision-maker at a student meeting or hearing, when deciding the consequences for the student, shall consider ways to re-engage the student in the learning process; and shall not suspend or expel a student until alternative remedies have been employed and their use and results documented, following and in direct response to a specific incident or incidents, unless specific reasons are documented as to why such alternative remedies are unsuitable or counter-productive, and in cases where the 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. Alternative remedies may include, but shall not be limited to: (i) mediation; (ii) conflict resolution; (iii) restorative justice; and (iv) collaborative problem solving. The principal, headmaster, superintendent or person acting as a decision-maker shall also implement school- or district-wide models to re-engage students in the learning process which shall include but not be limited to: (i) positive behavioral interventions and supports models and (ii) trauma sensitive learning models; provided, however, that school- or district-wide models shall not be considered a direct response to a specific incident.

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H2Omekanic t1_j9dn68m wrote

Since cops are quitting/ leaving/retiring from Democrat run cities in droves they figure its time teachers get accustomed to being corrections officers & cops. Have fun with that

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Technical_Hair_4383 t1_j9f0yx4 wrote

First, cops aren't leaving in droves. See HEREfor a more measured take. Second, the violent crime rate has been dropping for decades. NYC, for instance, long a Democratic stronghold, has become a very safe place to live -- safer than Indianapolis.

Perhaps we don't need as many of those cops as we used to. Perhaps municipalities can spend the money more usefully on other services.

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