Tucson schools create race-based system of discipline

[RM918]

That is an utterly ridiculous claim. In 2005 only a small fraction of 1% of all women got raped at all, by any man of any color.
http://www.fbi.gov/ucr/05cius/offenses/violent_crime/forcible_rape.html

I'm hoping she means of reported rapes, otherwise that claim is just another '1 in 4' feminist classic.

 

[specsaregood]

I'm hoping she means of reported rapes

Poorly worded; but I thought it was obvious that was what she meant.

 

[RM918]

Poorly worded; but I thought it was obvious that was what she meant.

As did I, but I did have to give it a moment.

 

[Bruno]

From the Tucson School District:

II. Discipline
A. Purpose
TUSD will administer discipline in a fair and equitable manner, striving for no ethnic/racial
disparities.
B. Background
TUSD recognizes that there are ethnic/racial disparities in student discipline actions (see
Appendix E.1 and E.2 for suspension data).
C. Action Plan
Beginning in 2009–10, with annual review for continued improvement:
1. As appropriate, the Department of Student Equity will interact with each school to
review suspension data (in-school and out-of-school). School data that show disparities
in suspension/expulsion rates will be examined in detail for root causes. Special
attention will be dedicated to data regarding African American and Hispanic students.
2. The assistant superintendent and director, or both, will receive monthly
suspension/expulsion data and will confer with the school about action steps to be taken
to address disparities.
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3.The Equity Team will ensure that disciplinary policies focus on improving students’
future behavior, rather than inflicting punishment, and that they represent a commitment
to social justice for all students.
Goal 1
To change the punitive nature of TUSD discipline policies and practices.
1. Background
Students who are suspended lose learning time. The goal is to shift from a culture of punishment
to one of discipline that focuses on teaching students how to behave responsibly when
confronted with conflicts and to learn appropriate problem-solving strategies that will help them
become responsible and caring adults.
2. Action Plan
Beginning in 2009–10, with annual review for continued improvement:
a. Teachers, administrators and staff will be trained in establishing meaningful and
authentic relationships with students.
b. Students will be surveyed each semester to gauge student perceptions about teacherstudent
interactions. Staff will be surveyed to gauge effectiveness of “Capturing Kids
Hearts,” which is being implemented at Hohokam, Valencia, Wakefield, and Maxwell
Middle Schools.
c. The DSE will work in partnership with administrators and teachers to design,
implement, and evaluate protocols that minimize referrals and suspensions, especially
those of African American and Hispanic students.
d. The DSE will work with schools to ensure that alleged race and racism issues are
resolved through a constructive and justice-based orientation.
e. Administrators and staff will be provided training on conducting accountability
conferences with misbehaving students.
f. The DSE will provide professional development support and training to schools
regarding bullying, so that school personnel are able to identify and minimize bullying
among students.
3. Expected Outcome
*A decrease in student discipline referrals in school year 2009–2010 and thereafter, especially
with regard to African American and Hispanic students.
Goal 2
The district will reduce the disproportionate number of suspensions of African American and
Hispanic students.
1. Background
Factors that contribute to reducing students’ suspensions include positive adult relationships with
students, restorative practices, student-centered learning environments, and school-community
networks that support student and family.
2. Action Plan
Beginning in 2009–10 with annual review for continued improvement:
a. Sites with racially/ethnically disproportionate or excessive student disciplinary
events will have as part of their comprehensive school improvement plan (or plan
to develop a First Choice school) strategies to address student management. Sites
will be directed to use restorative practices or a comparable model.
b. Training in restorative practices will be provided to school administrators
beginning in the second semester of 2008–2009 and continuing through the first
semester of 2009–2010 and with annual review for continued improvement.
c. DSE will offer professional development training to school staff on restorative
practices in the 2009–2010 school year and thereafter.
d. All long-term suspensions will be reviewed by the Director of Student Equity.
d. TUSD will use data reports to identify schools with unusual patterns or rates of
discipline, in order to determine the causes of these patterns and take immediate
action in collaboration with the school to correct them.
3. Expected Outcomes
• *Decline in out-of-school suspensions, both short-term and long-term, beginning in the
2009–2010 school year and thereafter especially with regard to African American and
Hispanic students.
• *Reduction in the number of students suspended more than once.
• *Increase in the number of students referred to Alternative to Suspension Programs.
Goal 3
To reduce in-school suspensions and to change the punitive nature of in-house suspension
programs.
1. Background
In-house suspension programs for too long have been places where students were sent to be
ostracized in a sterile environment. There has been little or no emphasis on character building
and restorative practices that teach students about using appropriate behavioral strategies. The
goal of the in-house suspension program should be to reintegrate students into the general
learning environment as soon as possible.

 

[TGGRV]

Ok, so 1% of those women got raped. Still, the proportions stay the same.

 

[erowe1]

Ok, so 1% of those women got raped. Still, the proportions stay the same.

More like 1/10th of 1%. And the proportions are irrelevant (and I'm guessing still totally false). What are the proportions of left handed men raping right handed women, or men with widow's peaks raping women without widow's peaks, or men whose ring fingers are longer than their index fingers raping women whose index fingers are longer than their ring fingers? Those statistics would be just as meaningful as any about "white" and "black" rapists and victims. And, in fact, they'd be more meaningful, because at least right and left handedness, etc., are objectively defined. White and black aren't.

 

[heavenlyboy34]

this is nothing new.

White is the new black.
Tread all over us.

Maybe after a decade of oppression we can start a tv channel called wet (white entertainment television) and burn down some suburbs or something. Maybe us white folks will be able to get some government assistance, food stamps, some college loans, scholarships, community centers, political action groups, and a job just because we are oppressed white people. We can all move to the same neighborhoods and talk about the "white community" openly for once. This is gonna be awesome because after the decade of oppression we won't be called racist anymore if we have these things. It's just a waiting game.

The world will be ours once again, we just have to survive the war on the white people in the mean time.

lolz!!! :d

 

[TGGRV]

More like 1/10th of 1%. And the proportions are irrelevant (and I'm guessing still totally false). What are the proportions of left handed men raping right handed women, or men with widow's peaks raping women without widow's peaks, or men whose ring fingers are longer than their index fingers raping women whose index fingers are longer than their ring fingers? Those statistics would be just as meaningful as any about "white" and "black" rapists and victims. And, in fact, they'd be more meaningful, because at least right and left handedness, etc., are objectively defined. White and black aren't.

No offense, I find the 1 in 4 statistic for example, moronic. I analyzed the data in it and saw that the sample that was chosen isn't representative for the population(actually the study didn't even refer to women in general) and there were some big systemic mistakes in the way it was both in the interpretation and in the way the questions were asked.

You think that only 2000 women got raped in a country with a population of 320 or so million people? I mean, besides the stupidity of that claim, even though I know that the system is a bit screwed in the favor of the victim, that's impossible.

And I love how you ignored what I wrote and started to ramble about shit. When there will be an ideology about left handed people acting right handed, about how right handed people are evil just because they're right handed and so on and left handed people will get away with it, then I will say your analogy makes sense. Now go back and read my whole post. I never claimed that Blacks have a higher incidence in all crime rates(and way higher in the interracial crime rates) because of the color of their skin. I decried the ideology a lot of them adhere to.

Now, maybe you will stop acting like blacks are color blind and above racism, like you were taught to be and start analyzing some societal trends. I was decrying the fact that minorities get away with racism and get privileges, while White people are shamed which leads to the said interracial crime rates. I can break it down for you if you don't get it and continue to make silly analogies that are unsound and unrelated.

 

[erowe1]

No offense, I find the 1 in 4 statistic for example, moronic. I analyzed the data in it and saw that the sample that was chosen isn't representative for the population(actually the study didn't even refer to women in general) and there were some big systemic mistakes in the way it was both in the interpretation and in the way the questions were asked.

You think that only 2000 women got raped in a country with a population of 320 or so million people? I mean, besides the stupidity of that claim, even though I know that the system is a bit screwed in the favor of the victim, that's impossible.

And I love how you ignored what I wrote and started to ramble about shit. When there will be an ideology about left handed people acting right handed, about how right handed people are evil just because they're right handed and so on and left handed people will get away with it, then I will say your analogy makes sense. Now go back and read my whole post. I never claimed that Blacks have a higher incidence in all crime rates(and way higher in the interracial crime rates) because of the color of their skin. I decried the ideology a lot of them adhere to.

Now, maybe you will stop acting like blacks are color blind and above racism, like you were taught to be and start analyzing some societal trends. I was decrying the fact that minorities get away with racism and get privileges, while White people are shamed which leads to the said interracial crime rates. I can break it down for you if you don't get it and continue to make silly analogies that are unsound and unrelated.

I never said anything about any 1 in 4 statistic. And I don't know where you got the # 2000 women. I just said 1/10th of 1%, which would be 160,000 women.

For the rest of your post, I can't even tell what it is I said that you're replying to. I never said anything about you saying blacks (whatever that word means) have a higher incidence of all crime rates than other people. And I can't see how you would think I acted like blacks (whatever those are) are color blind and above racism,.

So, since I have so much trouble making any sense at all out of almost everything you've said, I'll take you up on that last offer. Yes, please do break it down for me. No wait, on second thought, don't bother.

 

[Freedom 4 all]

Okay well it seems that the administration is clearly dumber than a bag full of rocks. A concept any thinking person with his eye on politics should be fairly familiar by now.

 

[Acala]

Public education

Yet another reason why government should not be involved in education.

 

[PlzPeopleWakeUp]

I love Big Brother.

 

[catdd]

I'd be willing to bet the ACLU is involved with this. They are always meddling around in the school system.

 

[BlackTerrel]

Wow. Talk about taking an existing problem and making it worse.

 

[BlackTerrel]

I thought I'm the only one feeling that. It's a sucky time to be a White man. I'm glad I'm just White on this one.

It's not that sucky. It may not be as good as you had it 50 years ago, but you still have it pretty good. Trust me on that.

I don't resent minorities. I resent them getting away with shit. If 40% of Black women would get raped by White people, it would be an outrage. In 2005, 40% or so of White women got raped by Black men. And Blacks are 6 times less than White people so the probability of a White woman getting raped by a Black than a White is a lot bigger. And the interracial rape/crime issue is created exactly by this mentality, it isn't because those men were Black. This ideology leads to horrible results

How do minorities "get away with shit" as you claim? Are black guys who rape white women not charged?

 

[Vessol]

I'm joking when I say this, but sometimes I'd wish the government would ban race and ethnicity. Make it so you can't sign anything as "white" or "black" or what-ever.

 

[Yieu]

This school's program is incredibly racist.

 

[james1906]

If the black kid gets suspended for one day, and the white kid gets suspended for two days, would a white and black kid go back into the classroom at lunch on the second day?

A few other kickers: The blue eyed, blond haired kid from Argentina...white or Hispanic? The kid from from Papua New Guinea...black or other? Dominican kids....since most are of black and Hispanic descent...do they get off scot free, as opposed to the kids of Scottish descent who get the full punishment?

 

[legion]

my girlfriend is black

we have a race based system of punishment too

 

[amy31416]

my girlfriend is black

we have a race based system of punishment too

Do you need an ice-pack?