{"id":2157765,"date":"2024-01-24T07:56:03","date_gmt":"2024-01-24T12:56:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/school-choice-can-be-your-hall-pass-out-of-increasingly-violent-classrooms\/"},"modified":"2024-01-24T08:01:44","modified_gmt":"2024-01-24T13:01:44","slug":"school-choice-can-be-your-hall-pass-out-of-increasingly-violent-classrooms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/school-choice-can-be-your-hall-pass-out-of-increasingly-violent-classrooms\/","title":{"rendered":"Escape violence in classrooms with school choice"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fschool-choice-can-be-your-hall-pass-out-of-increasingly-violent-classrooms%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2157765&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div class=\"article-content\">\n<h2>Violent Attacks on Teachers Highlight the Need for School Choice<\/h2>\n<blockquote>\n<p>A teacher on the outskirts of Cincinnati is recovering from brain \u2064surgery after a student \u2064violently <a href=\"https:\/\/www.courier-journal.com\/story\/news\/education\/2024\/01\/09\/ohio-teacher-undergoes-brain-surgery-after-student-attacks-her\/72159412007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">attacked<\/a> her earlier this month. The \u206460-year-old teacher was harmed so severely by a teenager that doctors had to remove part of her skull to help manage swelling in her brain.<\/p>\n<p>Last spring, \u200da Tennessee teenager\u2063 <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2023\/05\/08\/tennessee-teen-pepper-sprays-teacher-after-he-takes-her-phone\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">pepper-sprayed<\/a> a teacher for confiscating her phone. Also last year, \u200ca Texas administrator was \u200b <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/high-schoolers-allegedly-gang-assistant-principal-pummel-her-hard-rushed-hospital\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">beaten<\/a> to the \u2063ground by a group of students.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-2-long d-flex justify-content-center\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center; \" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-1564622198\">\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1379703300879-0\" class=\"mb-30\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-d7efa9320c9d561c617d01179229a8c2 fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-2\" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-d7efa9320c9d561c617d01179229a8c2\"><\/div>\n<h3>The Importance of School Culture and Safety<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>As school choice expands across the country, millions more parents have the chance to send their children to \u200bschools that best\u2062 meet their needs.<\/li>\n<li>Parents \u200bknow their children best, and they know a child\u2019s best educational fit is based on more\u2062 than only test scores and graduation rates.<\/li>\n<li>Academic performance is critically important, but so too are intangible factors that shape a child\u2019s educational experience.<\/li>\n<li>School culture is \u2063one of the \u2064top factors parents consider in choosing where to send their kids to school.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The most recent Parent Involvement in Education survey, conducted by the National Center for Education \u2062Statistics in 2019, <a href=\"https:\/\/nces.ed.gov\/blogs\/nces\/post\/why-do-parents-choose-schools-for-their-children\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">found<\/a> that \u206471 percent \u2063of parents who considered sending their children to a school other than their \u200cgovernment-assigned one rated \u201csafety, including school discipline\u201d as \u201cvery important.\u201d Only 53 percent ranked \u201cacademic performance of\u200d students (e.g. \u2063test scores, dropout rates)\u201d the same way.<\/p>\n<p>This concern for discipline and safety is not surprising. No parents want to send their children somewhere\u2064 unsafe. Sadly,\u2062 many schools tolerate bad \u2062behavior and thus foster more of \u2063it, creating an environment where teachers can hardly \u200bteach \u200band\u200c students can hardly learn.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-06fb34cc37a5f380ebac034bb06264e9 fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-6\" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-06fb34cc37a5f380ebac034bb06264e9\"><\/div>\n<h3>The Rise of School Violence and its Causes<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>School violence is on the rise for several reasons, two of which \u2064can be tied directly to policies pushed by teachers unions and\u200c fringe\u200d civil rights groups.<\/li>\n<li>Prolonged school closures resulting from the pandemic have led to a decline in good behavior by students.<\/li>\n<li>The &#8220;restorative justice&#8221; disciplinary model, embraced by teachers unions and administered by school systems, has replaced real consequences with ineffective practices.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Under restorative justice, suspending and expelling \u200ca student is \u2064to be avoided at all costs. Real consequences\u2062 are replaced by &#8220;healing circles,&#8221; sidelining school resource officers\u2062 and \u2062undermining teacher authority.<\/p>\n<p>Every single one of the violent incidents noted above\u2063 happened in a school\u200c or school district that has embraced restorative justice policies.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-2aa98fc0cb82c12798fc749080ba33da fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-10\" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-2aa98fc0cb82c12798fc749080ba33da\"><\/div>\n<h3>The Solution: Education Freedom and School Choice<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Education freedom can help solve this problem.<\/li>\n<li>Several studies have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cato.org\/commentary\/more-private-school-choice-means-more-student-safety\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">demonstrated<\/a> that school\u2064 choice leads to safer schools.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>A good school, the kind of school \u200cparents seek out for their kids when they have school choice, is one that not only excels\u2064 academically but maintains\u2062 high standards of\u2063 behavior.\u2064 Such schools excel academically in no small part <em>because <\/em>they <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/charlie-kirk-you-dont-need-college-to-become-educated\/\" title=\"Charlie Kirk: You Don\u2019t Need College To Become Educated\">maintain high standards<\/a> of behavior. Test scores are only one piece of\u200b the education freedom puzzle. Parents see the full picture, and education leaders \u200cwould do \u200bwell to follow suit.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-9e3d2c29c1a2fb7da76d40062c85ec9f fdrlst__b89e9-after-post-content\" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-9e3d2c29c1a2fb7da76d40062c85ec9f\"><\/div>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\">\n<\/div>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> What percentage of teachers in the United \u2063States reported being physically attacked or threatened with violence by a student in the 2015-2016 school year?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Uses<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Violent attacks on teachers \u2062are not\u200c isolated\u200c incidents. They are part of a larger\u2063 trend of school\u2062 violence that has been on the rise in recent years.<\/li>\n<li>A report by the National Center for Education \u2064Statistics found that from 2015 \u200cto 2018, the percentage of public schools reporting incidents \u2062of violence, theft, or other \u2063crimes increased from 70% to 81%.<\/li>\n<li>According to the National Education Association, nearly 10% of teachers in the United States reported being physically attacked or threatened with violence by a student in the 2015-2016 \u2064school year.<\/li>\n<li>These alarming statistics highlight the urgent need for action to ensure\u200c the \u2064safety of teachers, students, and the overall school community.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>The Role of School Choice in Addressing School Violence<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>School choice allows \u2063parents to select a \u2062school that prioritizes safety and has zero tolerance \u200dfor violence and disruptive behavior.<\/li>\n<li>By giving parents the power to choose, \u2062schools are incentivized to create a safe and positive learning environment to attract students.<\/li>\n<li>In a school choice system, underperforming schools with high rates of violence would face the consequences of losing students and funding.<\/li>\n<li>This creates a competitive incentive for schools to \u2062prioritize safety and discipline, leading \u200bto a decrease in violent \u2063incidents.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Success Stories \u2063of Safe School Environments<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>There are numerous \u200dsuccess stories of schools\u200b that have prioritized safety and seen a significant decrease \u2062in violent incidents.<\/li>\n<li>For example, Success \u200cAcademy, a charter school network in New \u200cYork City, has implemented strict \u2062discipline policies and a positive school culture. As a result, their schools have become some of the safest in the city.<\/li>\n<li>In San Antonio, Texas, the KIPP charter schools have also made safety \u200ba top priority. Through a combination of strong discipline policies, conflict\u200c resolution programs, and\u2063 community involvement, they have created a safe and nurturing environment for their students and teachers.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>The Importance of Investing in School Safety<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>School safety should\u2062 be a\u2064 top \u200dpriority\u2063 for policymakers, \u2062educators, and parents.<\/li>\n<li>Investment in resources such as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/patriots-fan-died-after-rival-fan-punched-him-twice-in-head-witness\/\" title=\"Witness: Rival fan punches Patriots supporter, leading to his death.\">trained security personnel<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/investigation-looks-into-the-death-of-courageous-student-standing-up-to-15-bullies\/\" title=\"Investigation Looks Into The Death Of Courageous Student Standing Up To 15 Bullies\">conflict resolution programs<\/a>, and mental health services can make a significant difference in creating a safe\u2062 school environment.<\/li>\n<li>Additionally, fostering partnerships between schools, law enforcement, and community organizations can\u200d contribute to ensuring the safety and well-being of \u2062students and teachers.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Conclusion<\/h3>\n<p>The\u2062 recent violent attacks \u200don teachers highlight the urgent need for school choice and the importance of prioritizing safety in\u200c our education system.<\/p>\n<p>By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/chicago-teachers-union-claims-school-choice-has-a-racist-history\/\" title=\"Chicago Teachers Union Claims School Choice \u2018Has A Racist History\u2019\">expanding school choice options<\/a>, \u200bparents have the opportunity to\u200d select schools that prioritize safety and discipline, creating\u2062 a \u2063positive learning environment for their children.<\/p>\n<p>Investing \u200bin school safety resources and fostering partnerships \u200cbetween schools and the community can further contribute to creating safe school environments that allow teachers to teach\u200b and students\u2062 to learn\u200d without fear of violence.<\/p>\n<p>It is time to address\u200c the rise in school violence and ensure the safety of our educators and students. School\u2063 choice is a critical tool in achieving this goal.<\/p>\n<p>Sources:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.courier-journal.com\/story\/news\/education\/2024\/01\/09\/ohio-teacher-undergoes-brain-surgery-after-student-attacks-her\/72159412007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Courier Journal: Ohio teacher undergoes brain surgery \u200bafter student attacks her<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2023\/05\/08\/tennessee-teen-pepper-sprays-teacher-after-he-takes-her-phone\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">New York Post: Tennessee teen pepper sprays teacher after he takes her phone<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/high-schoolers-allegedly-gang-assistant-principal-pummel-her-hard-rushed-hospital\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Fox News: \u200bHigh schoolers allegedly &#8216;gang \u2064up&#8217; on assistant principal, pummel her so hard she&#8217;s rushed to hospital<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/nces.ed.gov\/blogs\/nces\/post\/why-do-parents-choose-schools-for-their-children\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">National Center \u200dfor Education Statistics: Why \u200bDo Parents Choose \u2063Schools for Their Children?<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Cincinnati teacher is recovering from brain surgery after being violently attacked by a student. The 60-year-old teacher had part of her skull removed to reduce brain swelling. In a similar incident last spring, a Tennessee teenager pepper-sprayed a teacher<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1883,"featured_media":2157766,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[546],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2157765","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-federalist"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2157765","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1883"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2157765"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2157765\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2157766"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2157765"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2157765"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2157765"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}