For John, BLUF: Schools can be abusive of their students and the parents. This is why a School Committee, elected by the People, is so important. Nothing to see here; just move along.
From Colorado Public Radio, by Reporter Ryan Warner, 10 September 2021.
Here is the lede plus five:
A year after two officers went to a Black seventh-grader’s home in Colorado Springs over a toy gun, the school district apologized to the family.This calls to mind the question, "What were they thinking?"Widefield School District 3 handed the apology letter last month to the parents of 13-year-old Isaiah Elliott. CPR News obtained a copy.
It says, in part, “The District deeply regrets the impact this incident had on the Elliotts, and apologizes to Isaiah for any embarrassment or discomfort he may have experienced.”
On Aug. 27, 2020, as students, educators and parents across the state adjusted to pandemic remote learning, an art teacher spotted what she believed to be a toy gun on Isaiah Elliott’s screen.
The incident led to his suspension — which has since been reversed — and to school leaders sending two school resource officers to the boy’s home. Fearing for his son’s safety, Isaiah’s father Curtis Elliott rushed home and called his wife Danielle Elliott, who was at work.
“Our number one concern is Isaiah could have been the next Tamir Rice,” Danielle Elliott said. “Being shot over having a toy in the privacy of his own home. Being 12 years old, but being perceived as a threat.”
Apparently, the teacher and the teacher's supervisors are easily trigged by toy guns.
Shouldn't the School District organize some training with regard to the limits of teacher prying into the life of their students? Should there be training with regard to the limits of authority of School Resource Officers?
On the other hand, I have read about schools objecting to Parents watch their children as they were learning.
Hat tip to the InstaPundit.
Regards — Cliff
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