...Why Change Something So Good? Why is suspension bad? Are schools not doing all they can do for disobedient children? Do we really need to change the way we handle these kids entirely? Throughout school’s history, suspension has been there as a convenient and familiar way to handle naughty children. Even today it still is the best way to handle a hurting and disobeying child. Although non-suspensions can be good for some kids, schools should continue to suspend, because, kids that are kept in school could do even more damage, isolation is a better way to for the kid to handle his/her problems, and keeps the other kids safe and teaches them discipline. If kids are kept in school more damage could be done to the school. 73% of parents who have had their kids suspended is happy that they are confined and away from peers. Most students that get into suspension get it while doing wrong with peers. Keep them away from the others and they can’t do as much damage. Although some people feel that suspension just feeds the fire in the student, do we really need some perceived as delinquents running around with the better kids in the school? Think about this, the rate of students that get suspended each year is about 20% since we have been suspending them from the school it has gone down by 1.27% each year. On that pace in 8 years the...
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...oblige schools to do make-up classes after a row of class suspensions last week • A big part of Luzon has been flooded due to southwest monsoon caused by typhoon Falcon last week. The bad weather condition affects schools, colleges and universities in metro manila and in different parts of Luzon that suspends classes for 3 consecutive days. It is to ensure the safety and security of the students. In return, the students will have to compensate all the suspensions with make-up classes to complete the 201 calendar year imposed by DepEd. School division superintendents will be the one to decide what type of make-up classes will they implement. It’s either make-up classes that will fall during weekends, or by simply extending the class hours during weekdays. These make-up classes are effective for both public and private schools. • It is interesting because I can relate to the topic. As a college student, I am personally involved and concerned with the issue and it has a direct effect on me. • I don’t have any negative reaction on this issue since It’s caused by natural calamities and no one wants it to happen, so make-up classes is a good alternative. I think same goes for college students like us. It’s just right to have make-up classes because we’re paying a big amount of money and we will just get nothing in return? So those 3 days is a huge loss for us and we need to take them back through these make-up classes. My other concern is the late declaration of class suspension last...
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...Finding a Solution to School Violence Anita Lopez Kaplan University CM-220 School is a place where children should go to learn, educate themselves, make lifelong friends and most importantly they should feel safe. The violence in schools has increased over the years and many schools aren’t sure how to handle this growing problem in an appropriate manner. School violence may come in various forms and some of the most common forms of school violence include physical abuses, bullying, brawl and verbal abuses but the most common forms are physical abuses and bullying. Schools administrators and teachers should deal with each situation individually, they should give a good amount of time and effort into finding a suitable solution to a given problem. Consequences should allow the student time to reflect on their actions. Violence in schools seems to be a problem with no easy solution. School administrators should take more time into dealing with problem instead of offering a quick solution. According to a 2009 survey, 6.3 % of school-aged youth in the US admitted that they had been victims of school violence acts (nobullying.com, 2014). Violence that occurs within school premises can be caused by the presence of bullies within the school as well as failure by friends, school authorities, teachers, parents and the entire community to effectively play their roles. Some fights can go overboard, especially when bullies try to tame and dominate other students. Since the mid-1990s...
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...School uniforms were brought into public schools around the 1980s. President Clinton introduced uniforms to battle the violence between students who fought over clothing. Uniforms have become a heated debate topic over the years (Reshu Mehrotra). 23% of all public and private schools have a uniform policy. $1,300,000,000 is spent on school uniforms each year (“Statistic Brain”). Between the 2003–04 and 2011–12 school years, the percentage of public schools where kids wear uniforms increased from 13 to 19 percent (School Uniforms IES). School uniforms are a much debated topic in today’s society. Some people believe that uniforms are a great benefit to school systems, and other people believe that uniforms are unnecessary and inefficient. First...
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...Capetown High School [pic] Taking a Bite out of Education!!! Cougar ISD Capetown High School 1979 Shoreside Drive Capetown, Texas 73911 Principal- Scott Thomison Assistant Principal- Guillermo Altamirano Academic Counselor- Travis Cole Athletic Director- Mike Nelson Health & Fitness- Matt Tarbutton Counselor- Emilio Luna IT- John Kenna Mascot- Sharks School Colors- Navy Blue and White Motto- Taking a Bite out of Education! Mission Statement: To provide all learners with the leadership and knowledge of today. To prepare learners for the rigors of life, today, tomorrow, and the future. Principal- Scott Thomison Curriculum • There will be one core curriculum with equal access for all students regardless of the program/s. • To assure that students leaving the District's school possess the skills and knowledge to have a successful experience in higher education and in the workplace. • All teachers must turn in a bi weekly lesson plan to their department chair and approved before final approval from Principal. Faculty and Staff • All Faculty and Staff must sign in at the beginning and end of their day. Name badges must be visible above the waist and photo facing out. • You must park your car in your assigned space with tag hanging from rear view mirror facing out. • Teachers must be available to students at all times during the school day unless other arrangements have been prior. This falls under our open door...
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...Should schools be suspending their students who commit cyberbullying activities? Cyberbullying has been an ongoing issue in our society for a very long time. Due to today's technology, cyberbullying has become an even bigger issue because of all of the social media platforms and instant messaging sites, but is social media the only thing to blame or could schools be taking bigger steps to prevent bullying? Also how will cyberbullying affect students for the rest of their lives? Does is leave a long lasting result? Teachers, principals, and parents are responsible for monitoring students devices as well as preventing and stopping cyberbullying even if it means suspending a student as a punishment for what damage they have cause another student. First, how do you think cyberbullying affects people in the long run? A group of...
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...Narwin claims to believe that Philip could be a good student if he tried, nevertheless likes Phillip, so why would she want to inflict a suspension upon him. Some important facts include, “A boy I like. Intelligent. With real potential.”Pg. 5.This proves that she likes him and thinks of him as smart. Not only does she believe he has a strong intellectual brain but she also says this,“Perhaps that’s why he irritates me so- for he shows no desire to strive, to make sacrifices for the betterment of self, the way we were taught.” Pg 5.This shows that Philip irritates her but, she still believes that he show potential and she wants him to strive instead of not use his potential. If she believed this all the way through the intensity of our story doesn’t it prove that she wouldn’t want him suspended. And finally, another important fact I would like to touch base with is this.“Really, a nice boy.” Pg 77.This adds to my idea that she likes and respects Philip.If I were a teacher, I wouldn’t kick a kid I know deep down inside has a big heart out of class but instead take to smaller measures like arranging a meeting with his parents alone or talking to him...
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...Currently, Quazonte is enrolled in Churchland Middle School full-time, as an 8th grader. In the last three months, Quazonte has attended school regularly, but there have been interventions by school administration. His recent school behavior has resulted in two out-of-school suspensions, one for fighting and one for being involved in the current matter before the court. Quazonte's performance at school is concerning- he is failing English 8 and Math 8. He is passing all his other classes. The school reports from Churchland Middle School are attached. No cumulative grade level reports were received from Churchland Middle School, but Quazonte’s past academic performance has been reported as “good” by Quazonte and Ms. Edwards. Quazonte's general attitude toward education is positive; he believes there is a definite benefit to his education and believes the school environment is encouraging and supportive. Quazonte has received two out-of-school suspensions. There are many positives in the school situation; Quazonte is involved in one school activity, track and field. Quazonte feels close to one school staff member, his math teacher, Ms. Coston. Quazonte has no special education status. Ms. Edwards feels education to be crucial to success and she places a high value on education. Quazonte has peers who...
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...reconsideration of my academic suspension and request another opportunity to complete my Master’s in Network and Communications Management at Keller Graduate School of Management. In addition, I am also writing this letter in an attempt to appeal my academic probation so that I may be permitted to receive financial aid towards the continuance of my college education. My last completed course at Keller was not a good one; during this class, I experienced a death in the family that took a heavy toll. This required me to travel back and forth from Georgia to Louisiana to not only help with burial plans as well as bury a loved one, but also to help settle some of the personal affairs of that same loved one. These circumstances undoubtedly contributed greatly towards my focus shifting from education to settling family business. A few months later, I experienced another death which happened to be that of a close friend. His death came as a shock being that he was diagnosed with cancer one month, the cancer rapidly spread, and his doctor gave him thirty days to live. Respectfully, the doctor was almost exactly right; my friend made it to thirty-six days. These two experiences coupled with my company downsizing at that time as well my regular family responsibilities created a test of fortitude during a very stressful period, and it undoubtedly became very difficult to give the required attention to school at that point in time. Since this time, many things have stabilized. My...
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...Introduction INFORMATION Students at High Schools in St.Louis are not allowed to use cell phones during school hours. The Disciplinary actions for students caught using a cell phone are: First Violation: The device will be confiscated and a parent/guardian must schedule a conference at the school to retrieve item. Second Violation: The device will be confiscated, student fined P1,200.00, parent/guardian must schedule a conference to retrieve the item, and (1) day suspension of student. Third (or more) Violations: The device will be confiscated, student loses privileges of possessing electronic devices for 1 year, student fined P2,400.00, more suspension days and/or referred to Student Tribunal Court. School districts across the states have similar policies because cell phones and other electronic devices are seen as an interference to the learning process. On the other hand, there are arguments that these rules are too strict and school districts should find ways to embrace the cell phone technology used by students on a daily basis. LITERATURE CAUSE AND EFFECT In today’s fast-moving and globalised world it is almost impossible to imagine our day-to-day life without mobile-phones. It is one of the most successful inventions of the 20th century, which has become a convenient means of communication. Modern mobile phones perform many other functions as well; they can substitute for such devices as music players, cameras and organizers. Most of them also...
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...and moved to a little town known as Lake Charles, Louisiana were they still currently live today. When asked if she would conduct an interview with me she was over joyed to oblige. The first question asked of Elaine was; what changes have you seen in the world since you were a teenager? Elaine immediately sat back in her rocking chair, took a sip of her sweet tea, and with a large smile said “well I have seen many things in my life since I was a kid, but I’m sure I can think of a few things”(Stewart). The first thing that came to Elaine’s mind was how much the people and our country as a whole have turned away from God. Growing up in Milwaukee there was prayer in schools and any government meeting or affair would always begin with a word of prayer. God was just another part of your everyday life. If the idea of people were trying to appeal to our government to have the words God removed from our currency and our pledge of elegance it would be unheard of and you would be looked at and treated as a traitor to this country. Elaine went on to say, the next thing would have to be the amount of compromises people make towards their thoughts and beliefs to remain politically correct. “People today will change what they do or do not believe in as fast as the wind changes direction as long as what it is that they...
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...Out of all the athletes in the world, 57% who have accommodations to intaking steroids or performance enhancing drugs say that even if these PED’s made their lives shorter that these athletes would still remain to use them. Athletes should not use steroids or performance enhancing drugs for various reasons. The professional athletes are influencing young adults negatively, PED’s are not good for you mentally, emotionally, or physically, and there’s a huge possibility that the athlete will get suspended from their team or sport. Out of ten juveniles, four of them say that their accommodations to intaking performance enhancing drugs or steroids were encouraged by professional athletes which were intaking PED’s. Professional athletes have around...
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...possible from your years at L.A. Please read it carefully and share your questions with any of us on the faculty. We will be happy to help you. I am a school administrator who believes in empowering faculty, staff and students to make the school environment more effective, efficient and productive. Trustees, parents and community members all play a role in the life of the school but, most importantly, Lincoln Academy exists for its students. We all need to be responsive to your needs for an exceptional education and it is my pledge to you that I will work with and for you to make your educational experience at LA the best that it possibly can be. I want to encourage you to use me and my office and staff as a resource for you. If you find a rule or regulation that you question, please use every possible avenue to question that rule. If we have no legitimate reason for that rule or policy, then I will assist you in making changes in that rule or policy. Remember, however, that policies are the responsibility of the governing board and we all must follow a legal process to change those. I will continue to make Lincoln Academy the best private secondary school in Maine that serves a public interest. In addition, it is my hope to have Lincoln Academy be a happy and safe environment for everyone. That...
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...- - - - - When you are a middle or high school public school teacher, events happen instantaneously, and you have to be equal to the task of confronting the challenge of an unexpected situation face to face. You never know when or where school violence will erupt; a teacher only knows that it inevitably will. Teachers not only must be wary of being inadvertently injured by enraged “students” fighting in the hallway or the cafeteria, a peer might even wind-up becoming a threat to one’s physical safety. I recall one particular eighth grade Washington trip. As usual, I was chaperoning one hundred twenty eighth graders on the Hammonton Middle School’s annual class DC trip. We had just arrived back at the Mt. Vernon Motel after visiting the Jefferson Memorial. The nine chaperones were fatigued, but the “students” were still rambunctious. Since the “children” had been well behaved, the school rewarded them with a pizza party in the motel’s Madison Room. Five of the Hammonton’ chaperones escorted the first half of “students” from the party back to their rooms, which were located in a remote section of the expansive motel. The other half of the entourage was later escorted to their quarters by three other chaperones and myself. Another male teacher and I made sure all of our “students” had evacuated the Madison Room, and we brought up the rear of the second batch of sixty kids. Suddenly, a male chaperone from a Catholic high school class that had also been staying at the Tyson’s...
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...The School to Prison Pipeline: The Criminalization of American Students The School to Prison Pipeline: The Criminalization of American Students Kimberly N. Wright Western Governors University Introduction Your permanent record! The thing that was held over most of our heads when we were in school. Your teacher or maybe your parents threatened that your bad behavior was going to end up on your “permanent record” and ruin your life. We shrugged them off, thought they were being dramatic or crazy and didn’t think much of it. Unfortunately for some students, the School to Prison Pipeline is making the threat of a bad permanent record all too real, as well as the consequences behind it. What is happening? Research suggests that The School to Prison Pipeline is damaging to students because it disproportionately affects poor, minority, and special needs students and is supported by unfairly applied disciplinary policies like “zero tolerance” and the standardized testing requirements backed by the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001. The School to Prison Pipeline, or Cradle to Prison Pipeline as some may refer to it as is the set of rules and policies that are currently funneling school children into the juvenile and criminal court systems. While order is needed in classrooms, the School to Prison Pipeline is a disservice to students and society given that these policies heavily impact special needs, minority, and poor students. With the...
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