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Originally Posted by skoro
It correlates heavily to sensationalism, is my take. 
I've been teaching in large Texas public high schools for 18 years. That 60% "suspension" figure no doubt includes such petty things as a one-day "in-school suspension" for being tardy three times. In-school suspension or "ISS" is a very mild disciplinary measure used to encourage attendance. It consists of the student spending one day in a studyhall type environment instead of attending regular classes.
This type of "suspension" probably makes up a big part of that 60% figure. But explaining that in the article would remove a lot of the desired impact, wouldn't it?  |
I don't buy the 60% "suspension" figure at all. I'm guessing as you say that the definition of suspension is very broad and includes almost any type of disciplinary sanction. My high school didn't uae ISS but our main sanction was after school detention, which is somewhat equivalent. My school was very orderly, but I would guess that well over 60% of the students there received at least one detention in a school year.
The article is sensationalusm, a good example of what's wrong with the media today.
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