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originally posted by: frogs453
Could it also be because of the fact that minorities and LBGT students are punished more harshly and more frequently than their white peers?
From 2016:
More specifically, youth of color are more often disciplined for vague reasons such as “willful defiance” than their White peers (Warren, 2021), and LGBTQ youth report being disciplined for dress code violations and public displays of affection more than their heterosexual and cisgender peers
School Pushout: The Role of Supportive Strategies Versus Punitive Practices for LGBT Youth of Color
originally posted by: BrucellaOrchitis
originally posted by: FlyersFan
So if you engage in vandalism, you won't get punished if you are black or trans, but you will be punished if you are straight and white. That's certainly what it looks like. What a woke mess Portland public schools are. I feel sorry for the people who have to go there. The folks running them have the woke mind virus and are screwing everything up.
From what I read, it was the teachers themselves that pushed for this to be part of the new agreement. I think the children are incredibly fortunate to have teachers who so clearly care about the wellbeing of their pupils and their individual needs.
originally posted by: BrotherKinsMan
So this is racism and sexism.
Plain and simple.
Going in the wrong direction...
Portland elementary school enrollment has plunged by 17.3% since the 2018-19 school year, according to the school district. That’s a loss of 4,300 children, enough to fill about 10 elementary schools.
Overall, Portland schools saw a 7.5% decline in enrollment. In other words, Portland’s K-12 schools are losing students at more than double the rate of the rest of the country and at one and a half times the rate of Oregon schools as a whole (see “The COVID Drop,” below).
Fewer students........more pay.
originally posted by: BrucellaOrchitis
a reply to: andy06shake
It was part of a negotiated pay deal.
As I understand it, it is about recognising that some children can end up being punished twice, once by teacher, then at home. This allows teachers to use their discretion where necessary. Not all pupils are equal.