I pity the students who actually want to learn.
Not only do they have to deal with constant disruptions all day long, but then the get set upon by the thug element on their way home from school.
I do not understand why the schools are run by the cities in so many places. This seems to create a situation whereby the mayor is over all of the schools. I have been lucky enough to live in cities with school districts that are separate from the city government, with elected school boards. ??
What if a first grader chews his pop tart the wrong way?
de Blasio declared an outright ban on classroom suspensions in kindergarten through second grade.
de balsio runs his schools like he runs his jails
The teachers should be reporting the parents, for whatever they can, if the child is really unmanageable. They do have “mandatory reporting”.
Truth be known...the teachers fear the worst of the worst parents -arguably they should.
My girlfriend works in special Ed, really troubled kids. She’s trained in restraining kids and I’ve seen her come home with black and blues all over. She has full on grappled with kids infront of the police -not event lent a hand. => this is elementary school!
People have no idea how bad it is.