The Obama administration is urging schools to abandon overly zealous discipline policies that civil rights advocates have long said lead to a school-to-prison pipeline that discriminates against minority students.
The wide-ranging series of guidelines issued Wednesday in essence tells schools that they must adhere to the principle of fairness and equity in student discipline or face strong action if they don't. The American Civil Liberties Union called the recommendations "ground-breaking."
"A routine school disciplinary infraction should land a student in the principal's office, not in a police precinct," Attorney General Eric Holder said.
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To cite minor offenses like laughing in school when listing what minorities get suspended for is ludicrous. Drugs, stealing, assault, threatening and the like are what principals don't want to ignore no matter the color of the thug.
ReplyDeleteI wonder if putting automatic weapons in the hands of criminals would be deemed "A routine school disciplinary infraction", by Holder?
ReplyDeleteHe's a f___ stick, so I won't put much into what he's saying.
Holder should be drug tested.
ReplyDeleteSix-year-old Cub Scout Zachary Christie was sentenced to 45 days in reform school after bringing a camping utensil to school that can serve as a fork, knife or spoon, he was white.
ReplyDeleteBut let the black drug thugs go with a slap on the wrist.
They have been pushing this agenda since 2007.
This is what happens when America is fooled by counter culture thugery.
ReplyDeleteBlacks have much higher incidences of violent disruptive and criminal behavior and that is the only reason they have higher rates of punishment.
Holder as Obama's tool just want to allow blacks to get away with it.