By Evette D. Champion
Annually, approximately 3 million students, most of whom are in high
school, receive out-of-school suspensions. However, more and more
children in preschool or kindergarten are being sent home as punishment
for infractions that would make you raise your eyebrows.
In a PBS NewsHour Special, John Merrow discusses suspensions within
the Success Charter School Network in New York City, which started in
2006 and now consists of 34 schools, most of which are elementary
schools. The network employs the “no excuses” model of educating, which
means that teachers are held responsible for students doing well in
school. The network refuses to accept excuses why a student does not do
well—not hunger, sickness, or even violence within the home.
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Source: Your Black World News
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