Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos told CBSâs â60 Minutesâ Sunday Night that the Obama-era school discipline reform policy is now under review. âWe are studying that rule. We need to ensure that all students have an opportunity to learn in a safe and nurturing environment. And all students means all students,â DeVos told host Lesley […]
Marco Rubio Urges Revision of Obama-Era School Discipline Policy that Discourages Reporting Student Threats.
March 7, 2018 by
Florida Republican Sen. Marco Rubio is urging the Trump administrationâs Departments of Justice and Education to revise the Obama-era school discipline policy that discourages school districts from reporting threats to law enforcement in the name of social justice for minority students. Rubio writes in the wake of the Parkland, Florida, shooting rampage by former Marjory […]
How Obama school discipline guidelines allowed school shooter to buy gun despite troubling past.
March 4, 2018 by
Lenient school discipline policies implemented by the Obama administration allowed the Parkland, Florida, school shooter to maintain a clean record that allowed him to purchase the gun he used to kill 17 people, a report by RealClearInvestigations shows. âRestorative justiceâ The lenient discipline policies stem from an effort to reduce overall numbers and racial disparities […]
Teacher Coalition Seeks to End Obama School Discipline Policy: âA Lot of Fear in Schoolsâ
March 3, 2018 by
The school discipline policy that may have allowed Nikolas Cruz to escape arrest by Broward County law enforcement and ultimately purchase the firearm he used to kill 17 people is in effect in over 50 school districts across the country. âHe probably wouldnât have been able to buy the murder weapon if the school had […]