you see, in 2011 into 2012 school year. broward had the highest public school related arrest record in the state more than 1,000 kids in that year alone were arrested. the obama administration education secretary arne duncan and attorney general eric holder were so impressed by the promise plan it inspired their own new national guidelines. as it stands far too many students. far too many students across this country are diverted from the path to success by unnecessarily harsh discipline policies and practices that exclude them from school for really minor infractions. too often, so-called zero tolerance policies, however well intentioned they might be, make students feel unwelcomed in their own schools. they disrupt the learning process. and they can have significant and lasting negative effects on the long term well being of our young
you see, in 2011 into 2012 school year. broward had the highest public school related arrest record in the state more than 1,000 kids in that year alone were arrested. the obama administration education secretary arne duncan and attorney general eric holder were so impressed by the promise plan it inspired their own new national guidelines. as it stands far too many students. far too many students across this country are diverted from the path to success by unnecessarily harsh discipline policies and practices that exclude them from school for really minor infractions. too often, so-called zero tolerance policies, however well intentioned they might be, make students feel unwelcomed in their own schools. they disrupt the learning process. and they can have significant and lasting negative effects on the long term well being of our young people.
federal government to right the wrong. so when the government of south africa did this in 1994 it was considered wrong and creepy and scary and racist. how is that different from what the obama administration is doing? south africa any time you use race as a criteria for flexing government muscle and that s exactly what obama wants to do if you are in a white neighborhood and your kids are in gifted and talented programs then it must be racist and he s going to do something about it. they are going to start forcing schools to not impose discipline policies forcing schools to set aside objective criteria for gifted and talented. car lend erks the whole gamut of american life is going to call under their fists. they are going to line the pockets of the racial allies to help them sue banks and schools and all sorts of institutions.
so you probably heard of the zero tolerance school policies, under those guidelines, teachers and administrators found they were forced to give out the same harsh punishment for minor infractions as serious ones, so now some districts are looking for a new approach when it comes to student discipline. ann housely has more from our west coast newsroom. zero tolerance in this country has lost its way, a sentiment echoed by school districts across the country as many announced the first major changes to their discipline policies in decades. we are about now initially criminalizing youth who make mistakes, but rehabilitation so you do not make that mistake again. los angeles and san diego both made sweeping policy changes this year, reducing the number of infractions that result in suspension or expulsion and focusing on restorive justice. there used to be 15 items on
make choices for their kids. what i love about rethink, the extent to which i guess partners matter but you really focus primarily on young people in the schools themselves. tell me what you hear from them on this question of choice. absolutely. what we re hearing from young people in new orleans, they want to go to a quality school that provides educational opportunities for every kid. for them it s about making sure every student has a chance to go to that great school, not just a small few. the rethinkers, the young people i work with, are saying we want to make sure our schools treat us fairly. we have discipline policies fair and restorative. we have good healthy school food, address education holistically. we re not thinking education itself is a quick fix. what about violence, trauma, what about factors that impact a child s ability to learn. our young people get it. they are saying we want you to do those things. that s one of the challenges i face here, dr. perry. i like t