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Monday, July 10, 2006
How Many Discipline Incidents Are There?
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Yes, yes, yes, we plan to publish school-by-school discipline data. Database editor David Milliron says he expects to get those records around the end of August.
Meanwhile, many of you are already chewing over the district figures and accompanying story. Bridget Gutierrez and I wrote about how the numbers for some districts are suspiciously low.
As the story says, DeKalb appears far more dangerous than other metro districts. Associate Superintendent Garry McGiboney says that his district reports the data honestly. He said he could not speak to whether other school systems do not report all their incidents, but he believes DeKalb schools are generally orderly and safe.
Parents…Are you worried about discipline? Is discipline more important than test scores in deciding whether you’ll send your child to the neighborhood school? Teachers, have you been pressured not to report a fight or threat?
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