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To: Mr. Whist who wrote (196697)	10/27/2001 1:25:00 AM
From: Gordon A. Langston	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 769670

Public schools do not know WHAT to do with troublemakers. They "blue slip" them and send them to the office for a little guidance and minutes later they are guided right back to your class with a smirk on their face. My wife had the kids who could barely act if they weren't acting out. Trying to deal with it in class took away from other's education but realistically her job became a frustrating effort in damage control. Administration was cowed by parents who complained that their child was ...(insert offense)....by teachers and paralyzed by any threat of legal proceedings. Unions were very poor at standing up for teachers that had been threatened either by the students or by the administration. One student out of the blue asked my wife, "Do you like anal sex?" Everyone's a comedian which would be fine if it was the Eminem School of Comedy. I would blame the parents for this but often there is only one (busy working) or a grandparent that carries no authority. A mess.

To: Mr. Whist who wrote (196697)	10/27/2001 9:05:17 AM
From: Little Joe	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 769670

"Parochial schools can always boot troublemakers back to the public schools." I have heard this many times. If that is what sets the parochial schools apart and if it is the reason the public schools can't match the performance of the parochial schools, why is it that no one in public schools will support the idea of giving public schools the same right. If a few bad apples are the problem let's work toward eliminating the bad apples. I frankly think the public school system doesn't want to do this, because if they had that authority they would have no excuse for their failures. Little joe