Monday, August 22, 2011

Once Again, Texas Leads the Way

In Texas schools, response to misbehavior is questioned - The Washington Post: In Texas, the specter of harsh discipline has been especially clear.

Here, police issue tickets: Class C misdemeanor citations for offensive language, class disruption, schoolyard fights. Thousands of students land in court, with fines of up to $500. Students with outstanding tickets may be arrested after age 17.

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

Maybe they should secede after all.

Jeff

Brent McKee said...

I say hang'em all!!!!

Bud said...

How about 3 disruptive strikes and you're off to public "military" schools? Nah, that would cost us as a society money, time and effort. Besides, we don't do those mean things to our precious babies nowadays!