On Discipline: At-Large School Board Candidate Ryan McElveen
Discipline reform has become a key issue in this school board race. See how the candidates stack up.
Patch has asked the candidates running for an at-large seat on the Fairfax County School Board a series of questions on discipline policy reform - a topic fast becoming a key issue in this race. 1. Do you think the recent reforms passed by the school board changing the discipline policy were appropriate? The recent reforms passed by the School Board were a good start in what I hope proves to be an on-going dialogue with students, parents, teachers and administrators. These policies have been on the books for years, since I was a student. As the only candidate who’s been through FCPS within the past decade, I’ve seen first-hand the deleterious effects these policies have had on my peers. Mistakes that students make in their K-12 years …
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Ryan Teves
2:47 pm on Tuesday, August 9, 2011
Skyping kids who were suspended is just another policy from the school boards of America to offer better service to those kids who don't follow the rules. What if an 'A' student asked to stay home and receive their lecture via skype? One friend of mine said "if you want a 1 to 5 teacher to kid ratio for your kid... tell them to beat someone up." The logic in our schools is becoming absurd. Ryan … more ›