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Springfield school board member Steve Makoski encouraged a return to corporal punishment. Here's how board candidates and the teachers union reacted.
Parents in Boone County, Kentucky, were outraged this past January when a ninth grader who had been suspended a year earlier for threatening violence against his fellow students returned to class as soon as his punishment time was up. The parents packed a school board meeting, excoriating the county superintendent and other officials for the decision and calling for change. By March, change had come from the state capitol in Frankfort: Kentucky enacted a new school discipline law that makes it easier to suspend students and harder for them to get back into the classroom. “The kid had a ‘ki...
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Districts across the country are reporting an increase in disruptive student behavior. Those who work with kids say all signs point to the COVID-19 pandemic and more free time on electronic devices.
Districts across the country are reporting an increase in disruptive student behavior. Those who work with kids say all signs point to the COVID-19 pandemic and more free time on electronic devices.