Comments on: Stay in school or die… http://www.bthesite.com/archives/2008/05/stay-in-school-or-die/ Baltimore, Maryland the daily conversation starts here. Tue, 14 Oct 2008 21:38:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: Daily Breather http://www.bthesite.com/archives/2008/05/stay-in-school-or-die/#comment-1453 Daily Breather Fri, 09 May 2008 12:56:10 +0000 http://www.bthesite.com/archives/2008/05/stay-in-school-or-die/#comment-1453 Man! What's gonna happen next month when all of these little dynamos are released into general population? It'll be like Escape From New York. Man! What’s gonna happen next month when all of these little dynamos are released into general population? It’ll be like Escape From New York.

]]> By: Claude http://www.bthesite.com/archives/2008/05/stay-in-school-or-die/#comment-1449 Claude Fri, 09 May 2008 12:30:40 +0000 http://www.bthesite.com/archives/2008/05/stay-in-school-or-die/#comment-1449 It's a sobering message, but Alonso could have phrased it better. Last night I saw a clip of him citing a specific percentage of students who were "suspended or expelled before they were killed." So now I'm curious to know how many of them were suspended AFTER their deaths. The Examiner has a pretty good article on the psychological effect this whole thing is having on teachers and students. It also mentions Alonso's urging of principals to use their discretionary funds to set up in-school suspension programs, which are a great idea but they do come at a financial cost. It's also important to note that (depending on how they're set up) these programs may have to be staffed with special education teachers to ensure that any SpEd students who are suspended into that program do not have their services interrupted. It’s a sobering message, but Alonso could have phrased it better. Last night I saw a clip of him citing a specific percentage of students who were “suspended or expelled before they were killed.”

So now I’m curious to know how many of them were suspended AFTER their deaths.

The Examiner has a pretty good article on the psychological effect this whole thing is having on teachers and students. It also mentions Alonso’s urging of principals to use their discretionary funds to set up in-school suspension programs, which are a great idea but they do come at a financial cost. It’s also important to note that (depending on how they’re set up) these programs may have to be staffed with special education teachers to ensure that any SpEd students who are suspended into that program do not have their services interrupted.

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