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RACE-BASED PUNISHMENT IN GOVERNMENT SCHOOLS

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Neal Boortz
@ September 22, 2009 8:42 AM Permalink | Comments (56) | TrackBacks (0)

At first I thought this article was a joke. I really thought that there was no way our government schools have gotten this bad. But I was wrong. Go figure.

The Tucson Unified School District has decided to implement a two-tiered system for student discipline. One tier will be for blacks and Hispanics ... and the other tier will be for everyone else.

The goal of this system is to create a "'restorative school culture and climate' that conveys a 'sense of belonging to all students,' the board is insisting that its schools reduce its suspensions and/or expulsions of minority students to the point that the data reflect 'no ethnic/racial disparities.'"

With this comes the creation of an "Equity Team" that will ... get this ... oversee the plan to ensure "a commitment to social justice for all students."

OK ... now what does this look like to you? I'm thinking that the Tucson school district will not be allowed to discipline minority students except in accordance with strict quotas. If 60% of the students are black and Hispanic, then only 60% of disciplinary actions can be taken against black and Hispanic students. The other 40% of disciplinary actions must be taken against whites ... regardless of who is committing the infractions.

Let's apply this to crime enforcement in your city. Why knows? Maybe the Tucson idea will catch on and this will come to pass?

Let's say the breakdown in your city is 30% black and Hispanic, and 70% white. Statistics show that about 70% of the violent crimes are committed by the black and Hispanic population. As I understand the Tucson plan, the cops in your city will have to charge 7 whites for every 3 blacks and Hispanics for these crimes. You gotta stick with the ratios, you know.

But wait! There's more! As I understand it, the school disciplinarians in Tucson will also have to treat every infraction based on the color of the infractor. (OK ... I made the word up.) A brilliant example follows. The MF word is a part of black culture; not so much for white culture. Maybe only whites should be punished for uttering that epithet.

Precedence? You want precedence? OK, I got your precedence right here. Several years ago the NBA decided to strengthen the penalties for swearing on the basketball court during a game. Black players asked that the "MF" phrase be exclused because it was a part of their culture and, thus, was not swearing.

Keeps getting stranger and stranger folks.

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  • tucson school detention
    If more minorities are getting detention, perhaps it's because more of them are doing things warranting detention. Perhaps they are so filled with thoughts that white people are always trying to hurt minorities that they behaive inappropriately at school.

    It's a school...there is a reasonable expectation that students will behaive accordingly and participate in their own education...even if they are minority students.
    By clem @ 09/24/09 05:29:00 AMreport abuse
  • Zero Tolerance
    There should be zero tolerance for all bad behavior equally applied to all students. Of course that will mean negros and hispanics will get discipline more because they are more out of control than whites. But that is justice.

    Notice how "racial profiling" is ignored when it allows negros to get away with murder. Just more white hating racism being foisted upon us by the Negro Party.
    By Bob A @ 09/23/09 03:38:34 PMreport abuse
  • It's all about the new code word 'Diversity'
    Wake up and smell the roses... or at least the manure they are growing in. It's called 'diversity,' and it means anything but. It's probably the most popular 'code word' in use today, and it means some people are more important than others regardless of what the Constitution and the 1964 Civil Rights Act says. If you're not a member of one of the new protected classes you are a second class citizen. Think this is something new, think again. Check out the diversity policies (boldly proclaimed on the web sites) of any major corporation, college, university, and every federal government agency. There is a place at the table for everyone... everyone except one group, of course. Guess which one?

    This is wrong any way you look at it, but you'll be called a bigot for even mentioning it. It's the latest (leftist) way to shut down discourse on any issue... vilify the opposition, and then you won't have to address the merits of the issue at hand. How do you deal with kind of double standard discrimination? Stand up and make your voice heard (isn't that what Hillary Clinton said?, or did she only mean those with her lack of values and sensibilities?), and support any candidate that has the guts to stand up for what's right.
    By Buc @ 09/23/09 12:53:06 PMreport abuse
  • Tuscon school violate equal protection clause
    Why won't some conservative/libertarian law group sue the ass of these scumbags by pointing out that this policy is a clear violation of the state's and Federal equal protection clause.

    This is a no brainer. Get with it people. The center right needs to start using the courts.
    By Bruno Behrend @ 09/23/09 08:42:30 AMreport abuse
  • Dekalb Schools part II
    Dekalb schools in the 80's is right. My 'white' child was sent home for a lunchroom shoving match with a 'black' child at Idlewood Elementary in the 80's. The black child remained at school. My son said "your momma" and the other child hit him. I discussed this with the principal and he basically verified the policy wasn't balanced in Dekalb schools but he had to follow the mandate. B.S. at it's zenith.
    By Huet Hackanoo @ 09/23/09 07:12:19 AMreport abuse
  • White Cultural Words
    If blacks say that MF is part of their culture, then I say that whites should reinstitute their cultural use of the "N" word. It was part of white culture for many generations so there should be no punishment for using it.
    By BR549 @ 09/22/09 10:15:39 PMreport abuse
  • Here's a "response" article
    This references the article Neal linked to, it denies the "two-tiered" claim, but what's perhaps more pertinent is it gives a little (VERY little) bacground info - this plan is part of an attempt by Tucson schools to get out of a long-term desegregation-related court order:
    http://www.azstarnet.com/sn/fromcomments/310029.php
    "The report was based on a portion of the plan submitted to a federal judge that lays out how the Tucson Unified School District will continue hacking away at racial disparities if a decades-old court order that required schools to come into racial balance is lifted."

    Regardless, it's clear that the school is bending over backward to be a "fair" school to all, by doing something that looks like the academic and disciplinary equivalent of Affirmitive Action.
    By Ben from Norcross @ 09/22/09 06:14:28 PMreport abuse
  • tucson school board
    I actually thought about retiring there - read the article; it is unbelievable, the concept of punishment based upon race - times are getting really scary
    By jr @ 09/22/09 06:03:04 PMreport abuse
  • Race based discipline
    This is somewhat on topic: I went to the Department of Justice web site looking for crime statistics. I saw them broken down by race and there were some interesting things to note there. 1. For the last few years for which data are available, over fifty percent of all homicides are committed by Blacks. I believe that Blacks comprise less than 13% of the population, so there is disproportional representation of murders among Blacks. 2. Unfortunately, there is also disproportionate representation of Blacks among homicide victims. In excess of 90% of all homicides committed against Blacks are committed by Blacks.

    What I am saying is that race-based discipline for school children is ridiculous. It is just as ridiculous as requiring that only the percentage of Blacks in the population be prosecuted for homicides. This does no justice to the victims to the overwhelming majority of which are Black. The idea is absurd.

    I favor tying discipline or prison time or any other social sanction to behavior. Anti-social behavior should be sanctioned solely in accordance to the degree of disruption of society. Insofar as possible, the first objective of school discipline or legal sanctions should be to make the victims of the behavior whole in the form of restitution if that is appropriate.

    Most school misbehavior is disruptive to the class and therefore the class has suffered an injury as a result of the misbehavior. Most legal misbehavior involves a discrete victim. Unfortunately, our system considers illegal actions to be injuries to the state rather than to a person. I believe this is the weakness of our system of justice. Restitution ought to be the first priority of a legal system in my opinion. This is probably a minority position but it is mine.
    By Bill Carter @ 09/22/09 05:05:37 PMreport abuse
  • School Punishment
    Hi Neal I don't like you!!!
    This policy in Tucson is what wrong with many of our school systems. If you do the crime accept the punishment. Race or gender should not be a deciding factor but it is in many schools. My son attends a 90% white school in GA many of the Black students are disciplined for wearing revealing clothes due to their body types (i.e. curves) many of their white class mates wear the same revealing clothes and are not punished. I have seen white teenage girls at school with pajamas and flip flops on and wonder what is going on. School discipline needs to change and pickup an educational aspect to it no more iss or detention where the kids are listening to their ipods.
    By Rod @ 09/22/09 04:00:45 PMreport abuse
  • TUSD Regulations and all their glory
    I taught for this district two years ago and left without ever looking back for another career NOT in education. TUSD is a great example of how public education in this country is failing all of our children, regardless of ethnicity or race. I, myself, am Hispanic and was asked to teach ESL students in science. The only two students I had discpline problems with, I was told could not be disciplined, because it was a language barrier issue. I SPEAK SPANISH! They were acting up because they couldn't understand me. So I happily left this district. For the love of everything American, let's forget about what we look like and be judged on what we do with ourselves. And use the Golden Rule--do unto others. Seriously. My kids would NEVER go to a TUSD school. I am packing the pennies away for private school. I am even a product of this district, attended an Ivy League university, and became a teacher only to be tossed aside when it came to discipline. Don't move--speak up to the school board and make Tucson better for children. Thanks, Neal, for letting everyone know about this. It's a load of crap. Makes it seem like minorities are worse for the wear and this is proving the point.
    By Former Teacher @ 09/22/09 03:02:40 PMreport abuse
  • Rockford, IL
    This was enforced in the Rockford, IL school district in the late 70's through the 90's. Went back to my alma mater and heard stories that no one thought could be real -- but they were.

    Racially proportional discipline was enforced -- and the bad black kids ran the schools. The janitor had been assaulted so many times, he got to school each day, blockaded himself in his office until after the kids left.

    Proportional representation -- they wanted to develop an advanced math course into the school, but not enough blacks and Hispanics signed up, so they canceled the class.

    Net result: We just sold a home there, a 3BR, 2BA, clean, large nice yard, safe neighborhood for under 130k -- and we were lucky to get that. Homes are depreciating 2% per month. Granted its partly because of the high unemployment, high crime rate, in addition to the lousy schools, but aren't they really all tied together?
    By mongrel19 @ 09/22/09 02:58:08 PMreport abuse
  • racial school discipline
    Still glad the union won the war of northern aggression & forced the fourteenth & fifteenth amendments on all the states?
    By Jack in Dayton, Ohio @ 09/22/09 02:50:35 PMreport abuse
  • Why don't we
    Now, just let a conservative group sell cookies with the price based on race and see how they react.
    By Dave @ 09/22/09 02:19:54 PMreport abuse
  • Let's be fair
    Its tough to be a public school administrator. There's pressure from the government, minority rights groups, parents, and the teachers to assuage "inequalities" and create a learning environment. Sometimes the solutions to these "inequalities" seem a little ridiculous to reasonable people. But, what are you gonna do after Brown Vs. The Board of Education?
    I respectfully suggest that you get a 2nd mortgage on the house, borrow from your parents, rob a bank, whatever, and scrape enough money together to get your kid into a private school.
    By Carlos @ 09/22/09 02:13:09 PMreport abuse
  • Re: snarkybird
    SB: “well, as I read the documents, data they have suggests disparities in numbers of students of certain races who are disciplined. “

    This is starting to sound like a question of interpretation.

    If they were doing this as a way of addressing Why certain groups are overrepresented – perhaps with a regard to the underlying reasons such as lack of fathers or discipline,etc; With them making some efforts to address those issues, I could understand that.

    But I would not agree with having different standards just so the numbers work out – that is really an insult to minority groups.

    SB: ”frankly. I never will understand why they think removing kids from school entirely helps anything. “

    Yes, isn't that sort of rewarding a kid for acting up?

    SB: "irregardless" is not a word!

    You're right – crap! ( I mean 'crap' in the sense I made that mistake and not that you pointed it out)
    By ACE @ 09/22/09 01:50:15 PMreport abuse
  • reted
    You said "You have the IQ of a peanut Snarky. "

    you think that there aren't programs in place that address statistical anomalies that identify specific racial groups as being deficient in every state and school district?

    seriously?

    I know this is so much simpler to define as racial discrimination and get all ginned up but, it's nothing new.

    why do you think districts break out performance by race? how do they do that without this type of data?

    they can't... and you better bet they all look at it.

    and if there are anomalies that show, outside statistical population differences, that there is a problem with specific racial groups you better bet the school board will be asking WTF? and coming up with data collection and action plans to figure out what the problem is and address it.
    By snarkybird @ 09/22/09 01:32:18 PMreport abuse
  • Nothing new
    When my child was in elementary school in Portland Oregon, 10 years ago, they had a quota system already in place.

    I volunteered two days a week in the classroom. One day a 3rd grade black girl threatened another student (also black) with a pair of scissors saying she would "poke her eyes out" with them. I was horrified as was the teacher, but she did nothing. When I asked her why, she said the girl in question had already been sent sent to the principals office 2 times that week (and been suspended once already). The teacher had been told that she had reached her quota for the 1/2 year for disciplining black children. She could not discipline ANY black children, largely because of this one little girl (who obviously had serious emotional problems).

    It wasn't even equity based ie same number of black children as white children disciplined. There was a set number of black children, period, that could be disciplined per teacher each 1/2 year.
    By Signe @ 09/22/09 01:08:53 PMreport abuse
  • TUSD problems
    TUSD is the worst school district in Tucson. It continues to have the lowest ratings while the nearby Vail School District is tops. If you drive around the two different districts, you can see there is a difference, TUSD areas are older and look poorer than the Vail areas. Sadly, TUSD gets more money per student than Vail.
    Good realtors steer you away from TUSD, even if you don't have children...
    By Thomas @ 09/22/09 01:04:51 PMreport abuse
  • LOL @ Snarky
    Dude, your reading comprehension is pathetic. Seriously.

    This whole thing claims to be about "diversity and desegregation", yet everything about this is about segregation and has nothing to do with diversity.

    "Each school's plan should specifically address the academic needs of AFRICAN AMERICAN and HISPANIC students who are not performing at grade level and/or meeting the standards of .. blah blah blah."

    Equal application of discipline? In the interest of equality?

    I guess you missed that part ...

    typical.



    You have the IQ of a peanut Snarky. Please go put a man sized pitcher over your body, fill it with the red Kool-Aid you drink every day and run through a wall yelling "OOOOOH YAAAAAAAAA!!!!!"
    By Ted @ 09/22/09 01:01:50 PMreport abuse
  • Just Move!
    If you dont like what your school system is doing then move! I live in a little hick town in Ohio and our school system is pretty good for being gubmint run, and....surprise! there is no need for discipline equality! Remember the personal responsibility thing???
    By S.F @ 09/22/09 12:37:01 PMreport abuse
  • Really?
    I am dismayed by this story. Why must they implement this policy? It's very core is race based and to use an unpopular word, UNFAIR!
    I think this send the message to the smarter kids of these racial groups that once the quota of disciplinary infraction for a certain group is met, then that group can have a free for all of sorts.
    I don't think this could be viewed a Constitutional, either.
    By Dondee @ 09/22/09 12:31:20 PMreport abuse
  • Skool ?
    Un f^%$^$(ing believable. But then again, truth is stranger than fiction.
    By BGiedeman @ 09/22/09 12:29:54 PMreport abuse
  • Insulting
    This is insulting and racist (depending on your definition). Just like universities offering courses in Ebonics, they are in essence perpetuating and encouraging the very same behavior that will make it extremely difficult, if not impossible, for black people to have any professional success whatsoever in the future.

    Let's break this down and decipher for what it really is saying: (1) We have social conduct standards, when it comes to behavior, language, dress, etc. (2) White people - you need to follow those standards (3) Blacks, on the other hand, we, the great white liberals, realize that you are nothing more than a bunch of animals, and don't have the ability to speak, don't know how to dress, and don't even have the ability to make it through the day without committing a crime or some behavioral infraction. (4) Don't worry, though, we liberals understand that you are incapable of acting like humans, so we are going to "help" you because we "care" about you. So, not only will we continue to excuse your behavior but will incentivize that you continue doing these very same things!
    By Club-a-Liberal @ 09/22/09 12:28:17 PMreport abuse
  • I must be a racist then
    This is axactly the kind of stuff that perpetuates the hate. Blacks are not looking for "equal rights," they are looking for "special rights." All of the arguments that they use in order to lobby for these rights, they actually places themselves on a lower level then whites. basically because of their "culture" they are not expected to act in any acceptable decorum. So we should just let it slide? I never was racist, but it is getting more and more difficult not to be.
    By Matt @ 09/22/09 12:27:42 PMreport abuse
  • rejamesname
    I believe the word you're searching for is "LALALALALALALALALALALALALA"
    By snarkybird @ 09/22/09 12:22:03 PMreport abuse
  • Re: Jamsey Comes Looking
    Pssst.. I'll let you in a little secret of talk radio – but keep this under your hat and don't tell anybody, (whispering) usually Neal, Rush and others put Leftists at the front of the line and have them on a lot longer than Conservatives.

    It not only makes for good radio, but those conversations help convince people to support Conservative and Libertarian viewpoints – both the callers and the listeners.

    We Conservatives and Libertarians have enough confidence in our viewpoints to know that we can win any argument with the leftists.

    You also need to keep in mind that the SCM doesn't do that – so what does it tell you about their agenda?

    But that's just between the two of us, don't tell anybody else.
    (end whispering)

    I would agree with you on Lane and other like that – they are so incoherent that it's not even worth trying to converse with them. But others are fun to argue with most of the time.
    By ACE @ 09/22/09 12:12:31 PMreport abuse
  • reace
    you said 'Why can't they simply insure that discipline is maintained irregardless of race? "

    well, as I read the documents, data they have suggests disparities in numbers of students of certain races who are disciplined.

    I liked the part about reviewing suspensions as effective, frankly. I never will understand why they think removing kids from school entirely helps anything.

    but they also cover many other aspects of managing diversity.

    and second, I hate to do this but...please - "irregardless" is not a word!

    sorry, pet peeve.
    By snarkybird @ 09/22/09 12:02:38 PMreport abuse
  • DeKalb schools
    It wasn't that the minorities in DeKalb couldn't control themselves or be controlled. The explanation from the school administration was that this kind of behavior was part of their culture. This made it acceptable for one group and punishable by the others.
    By john @ 09/22/09 11:48:27 AMreport abuse
  • Thank you ATLlistener
    From the Document:
    http://www.tusd.k12.az.us/contents/distinfo/pup/Documents/pusp.pdf
    “II. Discipline '

    “A. Purpose “
    “TUSD will administer discipline in a fair and equitable manner, striving for no ethnic/racial
    disparities. “

    “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.”

    “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. “

    It would appear that it's true what the editorial referenced. It really sounds incredible that they would do that, and there is the hope that it was bogus. But in these times anything seems to be possible.

    SB: Note that it specially states: “Special attention will be dedicated to data regarding African American and Hispanic students. “

    Why can't they simply insure that discipline is maintained irregardless of race?
    Why do they single out certain minority groups?
    By ACE @ 09/22/09 11:46:03 AMreport abuse
  • Folks it's becoming painfully obvious that leftist like lame and snarkybutt don't have a home they can go too, to be with like minded people.

    The best they have is owlgore says so, (he invented the internet
    ha...ha....ha..). The styrofoam glaziers were awesome, ha...ha. The issues are settled; cause they say so...ha.....ha....ha. Or lets move onto more important issues, like sacred cows in our society.

    I would like to suggest that we all ignore them lets not dignify them with any responses, lets continue with our own dialog. These, most probably paid for) intruders are intellectually bankrupt, kool-aid drinking, dumnasses, so why waste any time on them. Not one of them is going to convince, or change any of our thinking, of the right mind, of anything. So let them waste their time.

    Booker T. Washington had it down in 1911. as follows:

    From Booker T. Washington made in 1911

    "There is a class of colored people who make a business of keeping the troubles, the wrongs, and the hardships of the Negro race before the public. Some of these people do not want the Negro to lose his grievances, because they do not want to lose their jobs. There is a certain class of race-problem solvers who don't want the patient to get well."

    I venture to say Mr. Washington would agree this applies to individuals such as professor Gates, Al Sharpton, Jesse Jackson, Jeremiah Wright and Barack Obama. The leftist white politicians and their groupies.

    Creek Woman
    By Jamsey Comes Looking @ 09/22/09 11:34:30 AMreport abuse
  • reanonymous
    riiight...

    that document is about diversity programs and ensuring equal application of discipline..... as outlined in the single discipline document I sourced.

    discipline is applied equally. in the interest of equality, the outcomes of those actions will be reviewed.

    sounds like pretty much every other school or company out there...

    OMG, you mean they're going to VERIFY that discipline is effective and fair???? AHHHH!!
    By snarkybird @ 09/22/09 11:30:07 AMreport abuse
  • sooooo you found it..............................
    ACE.......I see you found my secret stash.......and you tested it.....many times......stay away from the brown fuzzy ones..........those are dingle berries........they are for the skool board....
    By butt neckid @ 09/22/09 11:22:50 AMreport abuse
  • Lucky I'm not in Tucson
    I'd have to withdraw my daughter from school and use my tax money to sue the school board. I might lose, I might go to jail, but I'd make one hell of a stink.
    By Tim - Ohio Libertarian @ 09/22/09 11:15:59 AMreport abuse
  • "racism" in our schools
    racism by definition is the opinion that one race is "better" than another.

    HOWEVER.. the application of racism today is the disproportionate treatment of one race to another.

    this my friends.. is BY THE LIBERALS OWN DEFINITION.. racism in our public schools.

    Why do we tolerate this?
    By ATLlistener @ 09/22/09 11:13:32 AMreport abuse
  • but he's.............................
    yea I can see this workin'.........osamabama is halfwhite so he gets a pass......right??????
    By butt neckid @ 09/22/09 11:12:44 AMreport abuse
  • snarkybird, your Google-fu is deficient. This is the document being discussed:

    http://www.tusd.k12.az.us/contents/distinfo/pup/Documents/pusp.pdf
    By anonymous @ 09/22/09 11:11:47 AMreport abuse
  • Tucson District
    I wonder how much of this is to ward off an anticipated lawsuit of statistical differences?

    I am almost through the Government School System and I have seen it decline in the last 13 years. I have to admit, I was lucky both on location of my school and the elementary grades were staffed with no nonsense hardasses. Made quite a bit of difference.
    By Another Government Employee @ 09/22/09 10:45:29 AMreport abuse
  • Re: snarkybird 'well, this is bogus'
    Hmmm that's interesting – I went and looked through that myself and didn't see anything in there about that.

    I would surmise that the question is whether that policy exists or not – if it does, then people should raise cane about it.
    By ACE @ 09/22/09 10:42:08 AMreport abuse
  • Lane
    Once again shows us all by example what moronic mental midgets those on the left are. When they can't intelligently argue their position, they fall back to either "aren't there more important issues" or "the republicans do it too". Thank you Lane for once again proving our point about your intelligence. Some advice for you: it's better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to open your mouth and remove all doubt.
    By Steve L @ 09/22/09 10:20:59 AMreport abuse
  • Please tell me ...
    ...Lane Meyer is joking.

    I thought he was a typical liberal spouting off the party lines, but this is just... he's got to be joking.

    Of course, when I heard this yesterday, I thought it was a joke too. To be sure no one would be that stupid, but I guess they are. While it may start with a single school district, don't believe for a second this is only an isolated incident. Slowly but surely racism is coming back into America, and it is being created by people who think being a hyphenated American is a good thing. This is as stupid an idea as any I have heard of lately, which means that the race pimps will think it is the most wonderful idea in the world. It gives credibility to political correctness to some over the thought of safety and security of all. Freedom is dying a little more each day.

    I fear the Democrats may be right. There may be fighting in the streets if this sort of idea flourishes. I fear another Civil War may be on the way and this one won't be along state boundaries. And all for the cries of racism by those who are the biggest racists among us.
    By Erich @ 09/22/09 10:19:21 AMreport abuse
  • 3 Schools of thought....
    I've said it before - schools should be divided into 3 categories - 1.) those who are high achievers 2.) those who want to learn 3.) everyone else.

    Wonder how many in the Tuscon school district move out of the area, move to private schools or start homeschooling. What a bunch of racists!
    By NCchik @ 09/22/09 10:18:24 AMreport abuse
  • Next ...
    The next thing to do if the majority "minorities" exceed their punishment quota is to randomly select non-black/hispanic students for punishment of an infraction by black/hispanic students.

    Lane Meyer, NCLB was more of a Democrat initiative than a Republican one. Teddy Kennedy was right in there on that one. But then I am just a "silly" Moderate for thinking that.
    By Bill @ 09/22/09 10:16:14 AMreport abuse
  • Someone of the Highly Effette Liberal Mentality....
    ...please explain how this isn't racism? My tiny conservative brain can't process the information. I'll wait patiently at the foot of your soap-box.
    By Matt @ 09/22/09 10:10:20 AMreport abuse
  • lane meyer
    two dollars, I want my two dollars
    By The Paper Boy @ 09/22/09 10:06:45 AMreport abuse
  • well, this is bogus
    went to their website:

    http://www.tusd.k12.az.us/contents/depart/interpreter/docEnglish/050guidelines.pdf

    nothing in there about race as it applies to behavior and enforcement of policy.

    but, this makes sense. if I judged what was going on in my town and schools by what's written on the editorial and LTE pages of my local paper, I'd go crazy.
    By snarkybird @ 09/22/09 09:54:41 AMreport abuse
  • All men are created equal ...
    ... butt, some are more equal than others.

    "Stupid is as stupid does." F. Gump
    By Jubilation T Cornpone @ 09/22/09 09:44:37 AMreport abuse
  • More Racism from the Left. Part II
    I would think that minority parents and students would be extremely insulted by such a system.

    Isn't the school system implying that certain minorities don't have self control or self discipline.

    Isn't it racist to imply that minorities can't meet certain standards of behavior?

    Aren't we supposed to judge people by the content of their character instead of the color of their skin?

    When did the left throw MLK Jr. under the bus?

    [Yes, I know that I'm assuming that the school administrators are leftists – and you know what they say about Assuming, but the likelihood is that they are leftists]
    By ACE @ 09/22/09 09:41:57 AMreport abuse
  • Republicans overreacting as always
    What? A school in Tuscon did this? Wow, all I have to say is WHO CARES.
    Get a life and stop complaining about everything. How about talking about something on a bigger level. Like how the republicans taking over education through the federal system and NCLB actually has hurt some of the better schools out there. Silly republicans, they always want the government involved.
    By Lane Meyer @ 09/22/09 09:31:09 AMreport abuse
  • WTF?
    How the F do people come up with this stuff?

    I'm telling you, I drew my line in the sand at a particular point many years ago never thinking that this kind of thing could possibly happen. Now, with the tax increases on producers, government health care on the horizon and stuff like this, I'm thinking my line will have to be redrawn.

    What happened to the America I grew up in...'cause I sure can't find it anymore.
    By Jeffrey @ 09/22/09 09:28:49 AMreport abuse
  • More Racism from the Left.
    Are there any excusable words in the “majority culture”?
    By ACE @ 09/22/09 09:27:52 AMreport abuse
  • Tucson Schools
    This story will probably give Obama a boner. "Rahm, we need to bring 'change' to our prison system! Get Jeremiah on the phone! See if he wants to be prison czar!"
    By Randy @ 09/22/09 09:22:20 AMreport abuse
  • Whew!
    Thankfully the judicial system doesn't play favorites and puts them all directly in Jail
    By Rocco @ 09/22/09 09:12:06 AMreport abuse
  • DeKalb schools in the 80s
    As a junior high school teacher in DeKalb County in the 80s, my wife was told that the minorities had to be allowed more disruptive freedom in the halls between classes than the whites. A white kid could actually get a detention for doing what was allowed for minorities. Tucson, welcome to our world here in the Atlanta area.
    By John @ 09/22/09 09:09:34 AMreport abuse
  • the impact on students views
    Imagine the impact on students views. White students will become cynical, and minority students will learn that the system is there to be gamed.

    Once one group gets far enough ahead of its ratio quota, everyone will know that no infractions from someone in that group can be punished until someone from the other group gets pinched.

    If this is a good idea, why not expand it into criminal law for society in general?
    By Steve O @ 09/22/09 09:02:43 AMreport abuse
  • This is not a bad thing
    It will drive the rest of the sane parents to remove their children from government schools.
    By Steve @ 09/22/09 08:52:25 AMreport abuse
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