School discipline troubles come to the forefront
Posted May 27, 2010 02:57:54 PM.
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Former Graham Creighton principal Ken Fells, and his run-in with a student, has a lot of people talking about discipline in our schools.
Gary Carson teaches at a private school but he used to work in the public system where he says staff are under enormous pressure.
“And I could see a principal or teacher breaking down and lashing out because of frustration,” says Carson.
Nova Scotia Teachers’ Union president, Alexis Allen, says our schools are very different now than a few decades ago.
“The times have definitely changed and overall in society in general,” says Allen. “I think students think they know more of their rights in a sense.”
Carson says he thinks part of the problem is that there are no real consequences for students.
