Incompetence Wasn't the Problem in Broward County

[GURPS]

In a collaborative agreement among school officials and law enforcement, the presence of the NAACP might seem anomalous, but not in the Obama era, where considerations of race routinely shaped educational policy. "One of the first things I saw was a huge differential in minority students, black male students in particular, in terms of suspensions and arrests," Broward's recently hired school superintendent, Robert Runcie, told the American Prospect. A black American, Runcie assumed that the differential was due largely to some unspoken institutional bias against minorities. As he saw it, these suspensions played a major role in the so-called "achievement gap" between white and minority students.

The first two "whereas" clauses in the collaborative agreement deal with opportunities for students in general, but the third speaks to the motivating issue behind the agreement: "Whereas, across the country, students of color, students with disabilities, and LGBTQ students are disproportionately impacted by school-based arrests for the same behavior as their peers."

The spurious "same behavior" insinuation would put the onus on law enforcement to treat black students more gingerly than they would non-blacks. To make the issue seem less stark, authorities cloaked the black American crime disparity with EEOC boilerplate about "students of color" and other presumably marginalized individuals. Although nonsensical on the face of it – one is hard pressed to recall a crime spree by the disabled – this language opened the door for Nikolas de Jesus Cruz. An adopted son of the late Roger and Linda Cruz, the future school shooter had a name that fit the "metrics" of the collaborative agreement, regardless of his DNA.



Incompetence Wasn't the Problem in Broward County

 

[This_person]

The spurious "same behavior" insinuation would put the onus on law enforcement to treat black students more gingerly than they would non-blacks. To make the issue seem less stark, authorities cloaked the black American crime disparity with EEOC boilerplate about "students of color" and other presumably marginalized individuals. Although nonsensical on the face of it – one is hard pressed to recall a crime spree by the disabled – this language opened the door for Nikolas de Jesus Cruz. An adopted son of the late Roger and Linda Cruz, the future school shooter had a name that fit the "metrics" of the collaborative agreement, regardless of his DNA.

Actually, it would not. It assumes that "students of color, students with disabilities, and LGBTQ students are disproportionately impacted by school-based arrests"; and therefore, they should be treated the same as people who do not fall into those divisions. What it lacks is any supporting evidence for the assumption of disproportionate treatment vice disproportionate actions by those students.

 

[Clem72]

Actually, it would not. It assumes that "students of color, students with disabilities, and LGBTQ students are disproportionately impacted by school-based arrests"; and therefore, they should be treated the same as people who do not fall into those divisions. What it lacks is any supporting evidence for the assumption of disproportionate treatment vice disproportionate actions by those students.

The statement also drew comparisons between actions and not frequency. As in, this student was suspended for being truant and that student was not (but lets not address whether or not one of those students had been truant 5 times previously).

 

[This_person]

The statement also drew comparisons between actions and not frequency. As in, this student was suspended for being truant and that student was not (but lets not address whether or not one of those students had been truant 5 times previously).

Good point - it assumes "the same behavior as their peers" without demonstrating such.

 

[officeguy]

I think it is silly to arrest students for truancy and some of the other 'crimes' school districts have come up in the past. If you don't show up, just disenroll them from the classes after they exceed what is needed to get a grade and once they don't fulfill a hour requirement disenroll them from the school. The world needs ditch diggers too.

If students commit acts of violence or introduce illegal drugs (or unauthorized firearms) to school, they should be arrested and removed from the school. And the arrest should not be by officer friendly the school resource officer, the arrest should be done by the real cops. Whether someone is green, blue black or polkadot in color should have no bearing on whether they get hauled off.

 

[Hijinx]

I think it is silly to arrest students for truancy and some of the other 'crimes' school districts have come up in the past. If you don't show up, just disenroll them from the classes after they exceed what is needed to get a grade and once they don't fulfill a hour requirement disenroll them from the school. The world needs ditch diggers too.

If students commit acts of violence or introduce illegal drugs (or unauthorized firearms) to school, they should be arrested and removed from the school. And the arrest should not be by officer friendly the school resource officer, the arrest should be done by the real cops. Whether someone is green, blue black or polkadot in color should have no bearing on whether they get hauled off.

I like your post,but it ignores the reality.
If they disenroll or expell them from the school they look at that as proof that they are picked on because of race.