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Wednesday, February 6, 2008
Checks and balances on discipline
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
A new coalition wants parents to question discipline policies and data in local school systems. The Gwinnett Parent Coalition to Dismantle the School to Prison Pipeline is encouraging parents to dig into the data and see if decisions are fair and logical.
The coalition officially begins in March, but members wrote a guest column explaining the group’s purpose. The pipeline mentioned in the group’s name refers to a national trend showing many children, particularly minority students, are funneled out of public schools and into the criminal justice system.
I’ve heard from parents frustrated with how school leaders discipline children. Many parents are afraid to challenge school officials. Some don’t know what questions to what ask.
Do you this coalition will help? How open should school leaders be when it comes to explaining disciplinary decisions?
