re: It's way past time to overhaul our education system

It's really getting out of hand here. And I agree it's up there in the list of things that need to change. After the shooting here I wouldn't be surprised to see the union step in if the student has had any kind of negative behavior history and wasn't removed from the school.

Here they only go to an alternative placement for 12 weeks. It's nothing but a placeholder. By majority they come back and it does no good because they've missed valid instruction. And now with the tightened requirements to get them in those placements, they're wanting schools to create "transition rooms" for those students and that's not doing anything either. The only ones benefitting from that are kids who were maybe just starting to run with the wrong crowd and aren't in too deep.

I wouldn't be shocked to see a rise in teachers pressing charges against students in assaults and that sort of thing because of it. And all that will do is force the district to place students at other schools.

ETA: and don't get me started on dealing with EBD students.