A PROPOSED change to some schools’ code of conduct has urged parents to come to class with their children.
This new addition to Dallas Independent School District schools gives campus leaders and parents the option of sending disobedient children to a six-hour “Saturday school” or community service instead of an alternative school, as long as their parents also take three-hour parenting classes.
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Classes are intended to provide an intimate level of support and guidance for areas of concern to the student, while parent sessions review the student’s academic and behavioral progress.
Parents will also receive on-campus resources to promote positive student outcomes and even mental health support.
However, these disciplinary classes are not available for all infractions.
Campus leaders will decide when parenting classes are appropriate.
Some social media users are advocating for this new change to DISD’s code of conduct.
“Parents definitely need to take more responsibility for their children’s misbehavior at school,” tweeted user X. “This is a start, I think.”
“Parents need to take more responsibility for their misbehaving children and schools need more discretion in disciplining them,” he said. another user awake.
But some say this policy change is not enough to make a significant impact on children or their parents.
“A better solution would be to hire behaviorists to work with challenging children and combine this with parent training,” a user he said.
“Successfully achieving the desired outcomes would allow the child to return to the general classroom.”
DISD’s policy change could apply to lower-level infractions such as bus misconduct, dress code violations or even cyberbullying.
“Dallas ISD has truly been at the forefront of transformation for many years, particularly with regard to its disciplinary system,” Miguel Solis, former DISD administrator, told KUSA.
The district has seen an 80% drop in suspensions and referrals to reset centers since implementing the new policies, he continued.
Solid said involving parents in the disciplinary process would continue to produce positive results.
DISD leadership remains hopeful that this policy shift will be productive, but has its own concerns.
“The biggest concern for most people is how the implementation will be implemented,” Alliance-AFT President Rena Honea told KUSA.
DISD Statement
At the discretion of the CBC (Campus Behavior Coordinator) with parent coordination, who may select a class option in lieu of a Discretionary DAEP (Disciplinary Alternative Education Program) Placement:
- 6 hours. for the student – i.e. Saturday school, community service, tutoring, special project, Suite 360 classes
- 3 hours. for parents – i.e., parent classes that will provide support and guidance for student areas of interest, parent sessions to review student academic and behavioral progress, provide meaningful parent engagement, and campus resources to promote positive student outcomes , Mental Health Support / School Counselor Involvement
Honea represents DISD teachers and has received positive feedback from many educators.
She is primarily concerned that the policy change will not meet the needs of all students – especially the most aggressive students.
“We need more counselors, social workers and psychologists to help implement policy change like this,” Honea said.
“Does the district have a budget for these policy changes?” “
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