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Fort Bend Teachers Say District Violated State Law
Posted on · The school district’s policy is consistent with state law but the teachers allege it’s not being enforced
Tag: discipline
Education News
Trustees Press HISD To Open New Alternative Campus “With Fidelity”
Posted on · HISD will stop outsourcing an alternative education program and run the campus itself starting next school year.
Education News
How Houston Schools Have Prepared for New Suspension Ban
Posted on · The new ban is meant to reduce harsh discipline, which disproportionately impacts students of color, and keep kids in class.
Houston Matters
Houston School Board Reverses Course, Reconsiders Suspension Ban
Posted on · For several months now, the Houston school board has grappled with how it disciplines its youngest students. After initially rejecting a proposed ban on suspensions, the board has reversed course, and — with a final vote next month — might ban suspensions after all. News 88.7 education reporter Laura Isensee explains. Then we revisit a […]
Education News
Support Circles Grow At Spring Branch School
Posted on · Instead of suspending kids, they’re focusing on supporting them.
Houston Matters
Why The Houston School Board Refused To Ban Suspensions
Posted on · During a school board meeting last Thursday (Nov. 12, 2015), HISD board members refused to ban suspensions of pre-K through second grade students. We learn why from News 88.7 education reporter Laura Isensee. Then, we talk with Morgan Craven, Director of the “School-to-Prison Pipeline Project” for the non-profit social justice group Texas Appleseed, which put […]
Education News
Why The Houston School Board Refused To Ban Suspensions
Posted on · Several trustees worried what would happen to teachers and principals if they couldn’t suspend certain students.
Education News
Report: Texas Schools Suspending Thousands Of Elementary Students
Posted on · In elementary school, much like older grades, certain students are suspended more often: children with special needs, boys and black students.
Houston Matters
Is Corporal Punishment a Relic or Still Relevant?
Posted on · The case of NFL star Adrian Peterson being accused of child abuse has brought the topic of corporal punishment to the minds of the nation and many in Greater Houston. Many have criticized his alleged actions — but plenty have defended him saying they were also hit by their parents growing up. On this edition […]
Education News
New Discipline Report Details Ways to Reduce School Suspensions
Posted on · Reports includes data that shows drop in statewide suspensions, expulsions.