tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2586988941850907367.post582377918381163093..comments2024-03-24T11:39:28.574-04:00Comments on NYC Public School Parents: First steps to end the School to Prison PipelinePatrick Sullivanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10631038958645725010noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2586988941850907367.post-67965267980018537452008-06-19T23:06:00.000-04:002008-06-19T23:06:00.000-04:00FYI-This young lady had just returned to school af...FYI-This young lady had just returned to school after an operation. She refused to stay at home to recuperate, instead she wanted to get back to school to catch up on her work. You see prior to the incident of porsha being arrested, there were several complaints put in regarding harassment and assault on Porshas' mom by Safety officer at Info Tech H.S, whom was ultimately fired.<BR/>Retaliation by school personnel, they know who they are, and others who were close to the fred safety officer,at every opportunity they made Porshas life in that school a living hell. However Porsha refused to be ran out of the school, she felt she had every right to a fair and safe education, but the staff there had other plans for this child. They waited for the opportunity to set Porsha up, then turn the tables on her to make sure she leaves the school. I believe that anyone working in our childrens schools should be trained in the psychology of the developmental stages of adolescents behavior and be given proper guidelines on how to deal with students.<BR/>A lot of the safety officers amd school staff only require minimal education themselves, but yet they are responsible for our children? What's wrong with that picture?<BR/>What gets done when these people abuse our children? Who believes us when we report those few? Nobody! They are all in on the coverup!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2586988941850907367.post-52328467838863207182008-06-19T15:45:00.000-04:002008-06-19T15:45:00.000-04:00I believe race played a major role in this case. H...I believe race played a major role in this case. Had it been a child of a different color or the situation took place in a private institution or a facility with better trained professionals this situation would have not escalated this far. Unfortunately many things have not changed in today’s society, and I believe race played a major part in this case. Why is it that schools are so quick to include police when it comes down to so called " disruptive acts" committed by African American students. And since when is reading a book and refusing to put it away when the teacher ask being disruptive? Obviously the public school system has a separate way of disciplining it's African American students, then they do students of other ethnicities. I believe this story is just a depiction of one of the many problems facing the African American community and people need to not justify the actions of the schools but to find out the root of the problem. The person who stated the comment before this is just ignorant.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2586988941850907367.post-59306438280446583682008-06-19T15:44:00.000-04:002008-06-19T15:44:00.000-04:00I believe race played a major role in this case. H...I believe race played a major role in this case. Had it been a child of a different color or the situation took place in a private institution or a facility with better trained professionals this situation would have not escalated this far. Unfortunately many things have not changed in today’s society, and I believe race played a major part in this case. Why is it that schools are so quick to include police when it comes down to so called " disruptive acts" committed by African American students. And since when is reading a book and refusing to put it away when the teacher ask being disruptive? Obviously the public school system has a separate way of disciplining it's African American students, then they do students of other ethnicities. I believe this story is just a depiction of one of the many problems facing the African American community and people need to not justify the actions of the schools but to find out the root of the problem. The person who stated the comment before this is a perfect example of ignorace.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2586988941850907367.post-25645531806923175842008-05-25T14:22:00.000-04:002008-05-25T14:22:00.000-04:00Comment by Zolly: Stop protecting disrupti...Comment by Zolly:<BR/> Stop protecting disruptive children! All that recalcitrant learned was that he can get away with his protests and peoople will be held responsible for attempting to discipline him properly. Had he injured an adult or another child, people would be screaming about that.<BR/> New York Schools are in the condition they're in because of the liberal attitude concerning discipline. Children are not effectively disciplined and therefore become bolder in acting out. We have children whose goal is that no one learns when they are present.<BR/> Principals fear reporting incidents since the latter may show them to be weak and running out-of-control schools.<BR/> As for the little brat, his parents are looking for a big lawsuit. He will be a major discipline problem as he goes on in school. Wake up and discipline youngsters! Bring back the 600 schools for the unruly. We need work-study programs for older disruptive pupils and SHORTER school days for young children who can't control themselves. Teachers are not psychologists, psychiatrists and social workers. <BR/> Class size means nothing, Leonie Haimson and others, when you have disruptive children in these rooms. All it takes is for 1 child to ruin the education of the others.<BR/> When you erase this article, the only one you hurt are children who come to school to learn. Teachers are there to teach. They are not the police.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2586988941850907367.post-39023577793990213922008-04-28T22:46:00.000-04:002008-04-28T22:46:00.000-04:00Teachers are perfectly capable of protecting stude...Teachers are perfectly capable of protecting students, too -- especially if they get the right training & support. For example, many teachers are now trained online as mandated reporters for child abuse. So they know exactly what questions to ask of a student in whom they see possible <A HREF="http://www.hownottotalk.com/abuse" REL="nofollow">signs of abuse</A>. Similarly, teachers can handle a lot of "discipline problems" without a police presence.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2586988941850907367.post-37778351207511700562008-04-21T17:41:00.000-04:002008-04-21T17:41:00.000-04:00This is exactly what activist years ago warned eve...This is exactly what activist years ago warned everyone about when the DOE handed over school safety to the NYPD. Why would the NYPD inside schools act any different than they do on the streets?Maegan la Malahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02150905635603224058noreply@blogger.com