A Huntsville City Schools spokesman said they didn’t have time in their schedule to comment about the disciplinary report numbers and arrest numbers.
In the past 51 days of school, Huntsville Police Department School Resource Officers have made a total of 81 arrests according to a report yesterday, and updated today, on WAFF. While HPD [...]
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District “Doesn’t Have Ti...
A Huntsville City Schools spokesman said they didn’t have time in their schedule to comment about the disciplinary report numbers and arrest numbers.
In the past 51 days of school, Huntsville Police Department School Resource Officers have made a total of 81 arrests according to a report yesterday, and updated today, on WAFF. While HPD [...]
A Ripple in the Water
We get to be a ripple in the water.
I was asked an important question yesterday by a good friend: “Do you ever worry that your activism will result in retribution against your kids?”
The short answer to that question is, simply, yes.
As a dad, I worry about that every single time I post anything. I worry about it every time I ask a questio [...]
An Appropriate Education
So there’s another board meeting tomorrow night at 5:30pm at the Merts Center, 200 White Street. I’ll be there, and supposing that there aren’t any technical issues that halt the broadcast as there was two weeks ago, you can watch it at home on ETV (Comcast 17, Knology 99), and at the Huntsville City Schools website. I̵ [...]
Thank You Teachers Everywhere
So, anyone read anything interesting in the paper today?
In case you missed it, here’s a link to Crystal Bonvillian’s article about the events at the board meeting last Thursday, May 3, 2012.
If you’ve missed my account of the evening, you can read about it here and here.
There are just a few follow up points that I [...]
Recording A Public Board Meeting is &...
For some reason, I was told it was an accident, the broadcast of the board meeting tonight on eTV was cut off just as Citizen Comments were about to start. (And yes, for the record, I believe that it was an accident.)
There was little to no indication of this in the meeting, but I received many texts, tweets and Facebook comments concerning [...]
Entirely Unacceptable: Morale Matters
Another Sunday, and another pep talk for our teachers from the Superintendent.
Well, I suppose you might find it motivational if you work for Teach for America.
If, however, you one of the thousands of traditionally trained teachers, fully certified teachers, highly-qualified teachers, who has dedicated your life to the children of our commu [...]
I Get It Honest
I knew I was in trouble from the moment I saw her face.
Just in case you ever wondered, kids hear everything. They seem to hear better when you are trying to speak in code.
So Laurel and I were having one of those hard talks one evening about the boy. Most of the time, both of us are convinced that he’s making sufficient progress that [...]
Parents Should Not Be Afraid To Send ...
On Monday, August 8, 2011, the children of Huntsville will report to school for the beginning of a new year. Last year, I had tears in my eyes as my daughter started First Grade and the boy began Kindergarten. It was a rough day emotionally; all those transitions are. But it isn’t going to hold a candle to what we’re facing five [...]
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