Charter schools' expulsion rate vastly higher than rest of CPS

[Disir]

As it continues to modify strict disciplinary policies in an effort to keep students in the classroom, Chicago Public Schools on Tuesday released data showing privately run charter schools expel students at a vastly higher rate than the rest of the district.

The data reveal that during the last school year, 307 students were kicked out of charter schools, which have a total enrollment of about 50,000. In district-run schools, there were 182 kids expelled out of a student body of more than 353,000.Until we called out the numbers, until we had deep conversations with people in schools about the racial disparity, I don't think people understood it as such," Byrd-Bennett said of the high rate of suspensions for black students. "There's something going on here, and we need to address it."

Byrd-Bennett on Tuesday said she inherited "a really punitive zero-tolerance code of conduct" and that the district will continue to seek to reduce the number of students who are suspended and expelled.

Chicago Public Schools releases discipline data showing high expulsion rates for charter schools - Chicago Tribune

 

[Mr. H.]

This is why CPS graduates morons. CPS receives more state money per student than the rest of Illinois combined. Chicago has been fucking the rest of the state in the ass for decades and on so many levels it's pathetic.

 

[Steven_R]

I know it's all about the money and perception of caring, but if administrators and teachers (and lawmakers) really had any concern for schools they would demand it be easy to let kids who don't want to be in school just drop out and/or be expelled so they could focus attention and resources on kids who want to learn.

Let them drop out at 13 and work for a year digging ditches and then ask DeMarcus, Julio, and Brandon if they want to keep doing that for the rest of their life or if they want to learn trig identities.