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It's good to know that Mississippi is focused on the areas like dress codes that increase the academic performance of students.
In a state that has an education system that produces the highest level of illiterates than any other state in the U.S.
A state in which 20% of all adults cannot read.
They may not be able to read, but by god they will follow a dress code or be taught a lesson.
The lesson may not be related to academics, however at least they will be functional illiterates who are well dressed with a well developed fashion sense, who obey the rules.
Cops Nab 5-Year-Old for Wearing Wrong Color Shoes to School
Have Mississippi's disciplinary tactics gotten out of control?
By Suzi Parker
January 18, 2013
Wearing the wrong shoes can get kids thrown into one of these in Mississippi. (Photo: Mitch Kezar)
In Mississippi, if kindergarteners violate the dress code or act out in class, they may end up in the back of a police car.
A story about one five-year-old particularly stands out. The little boy was required to wear black shoes to school. Because he didn?t have black shoes, his mom used a marker to cover up his white and red sneakers. A bit of red and white were still noticeable, so the child was taken home by the cops.
The child was escorted out of school so he and his mother would be taught a lesson.
Ridiculous? Perhaps. But incidents such as this are happening across Mississippi. A new report, Handcuffs on Success: The Extreme School Discipline Crisis in Mississippi Public Schools,? exposes just how bad it?s become.
Released on January 17, the report is a joint project between state chapters of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), and the Mississippi Coalition for the Prevention of Schoolhouse to Jailhouse and the Advancement Project.
The report examined more than 100 school districts and claimed that black students are affected by harsh disciplinary actions at a much greater rate than their white peers. It notes that for every one white student who is given an out-of-school suspension, three black students are suspended, even though black students comprise just half of the student population.
Carlos McCray, an associate professor at Fordham University Graduate School of Education in the Education Leadership Administration Program, says, Research has shown that students who are subjected to multiple suspensions and expulsions are more likely to drop out of school. And we all know where this leads.
In a state that has an education system that produces the highest level of illiterates than any other state in the U.S.
A state in which 20% of all adults cannot read.
They may not be able to read, but by god they will follow a dress code or be taught a lesson.
The lesson may not be related to academics, however at least they will be functional illiterates who are well dressed with a well developed fashion sense, who obey the rules.
Cops Nab 5-Year-Old for Wearing Wrong Color Shoes to School
Have Mississippi's disciplinary tactics gotten out of control?
By Suzi Parker
January 18, 2013
Wearing the wrong shoes can get kids thrown into one of these in Mississippi. (Photo: Mitch Kezar)
In Mississippi, if kindergarteners violate the dress code or act out in class, they may end up in the back of a police car.
A story about one five-year-old particularly stands out. The little boy was required to wear black shoes to school. Because he didn?t have black shoes, his mom used a marker to cover up his white and red sneakers. A bit of red and white were still noticeable, so the child was taken home by the cops.
The child was escorted out of school so he and his mother would be taught a lesson.
Ridiculous? Perhaps. But incidents such as this are happening across Mississippi. A new report, Handcuffs on Success: The Extreme School Discipline Crisis in Mississippi Public Schools,? exposes just how bad it?s become.
Released on January 17, the report is a joint project between state chapters of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), and the Mississippi Coalition for the Prevention of Schoolhouse to Jailhouse and the Advancement Project.
The report examined more than 100 school districts and claimed that black students are affected by harsh disciplinary actions at a much greater rate than their white peers. It notes that for every one white student who is given an out-of-school suspension, three black students are suspended, even though black students comprise just half of the student population.
Carlos McCray, an associate professor at Fordham University Graduate School of Education in the Education Leadership Administration Program, says, Research has shown that students who are subjected to multiple suspensions and expulsions are more likely to drop out of school. And we all know where this leads.
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