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Default 24-03-08, 01:33 AM

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Originally Posted by Bredder Tukoma View Post
Well Im not so sure. I'm all for more discipline in schools especially regarding uniform as a way of countering this consumer mentality between schoolchildren. Child is smoking on school premises then that cannot gwan. Should they turn a blind eye? Should standards of discipline be less lax in inner city schools than in Eton? How about if your child is one who is interested in learning and is being disrupted by the many children out there that have serious issues (which they need help with). Should that help be at other childrens expense.
I agree with BT. No appeal process is out of order, but as long as these kids follow the rules then it will not affect them. I think its best for the kids who want to learn that the bad seeds are weeded out asap. Whether the exclusions are race related is another matter, but seriously, some of our kids are disgusting and if it is in an area like Peckham, i'd expect most of those kids to be black. Parents need to start taking more control of their children instead of leaving it up to the school anyway, and more often it is only when their role in the home is questioned by something serious like a permanent excusion do they start to make the effort.

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