CPS Violence

I know ya'll read the title and immediately started thinking about all the shootings CPS had in 2008, but this violence is much different. In this case, the teachers/staff/coaches are beating the students. So far, about 600 incidents have been reported, and only 24 teachers have been punished. I won't write too much because the link is below, but I will pose these questions:

• Is there an acceptable amount of phyiscal discipline that can be administered at schools?

• Can these actions ever be justified?

• Is this an issue of ill-mannered kids stressing out overworked/unerpaid teachers?

• Does the race of the students or teachers play a role in this?

• Why are the Chicago Public Schools (CPS) so bogus?

• Should we be worried about Arne Duncan making policy for the rest of the nations schools?
  

• What would you do if this happened to your child?
  

As a product od the CPS system, I have experienced some abuse at the hads of my wrestling/football coaches. I say abuse, but it really just felt like the kind of discipline that you'd expect from a coach. My teammates and I never had any issues with it. The classroom is a different story though. If my science teacher tried to discipline me the same way my football coach did, then we'd have a serious issue on our hands.

My experiences with physical discipline came at an all black high school in a rough area. The elementary school I attended was very diverse and in an affluent area. That probabaly had a lot to do with it. No matter the setting though, we can't have educators abusing the children. Something needs to be done immediately.


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