Durham should look at what is happening in the Hartford PS right now.....same issues. A charter school has been lambasted for too many suspensions and keeping strictly to the rules. The schools’ test scores have risen remarkably....no one seems to notice a correlation in that fact.
Schools could turn things around overnight, if they state the rules clearly, give ample time for everyone to know them [parents included] and any time a kid breaks the rule.....parent *must* come to class and sit with their kid to *babysit* him/her. If parent loses work often enough....child will learn very quickly.