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Student discipline dominates meeting
Feb 29, 2012 12:04 am
Audra Jornov reports in the Register Star that student discipline took center stage at the Hudson City Board of Education meeting, Mon., Feb. 27. The topic was included on the agenda following multiple requests from board members for suspension and referral data for the current school year. But, Jornov writes, the report provided by Superintendent John F. Howe in response to those requests was "not even legible." Members Peter Meyer and Elizabeth Fout were quoted as requesting accurate and comprehensive information. Fout asked that Howe redo the reports and provide some insight on what is working and what is not. Howe agreed the information was easy enough to access and would look into it. Dan Udell, a Taghkanic resident and member of Parents in Partnership, made a formal statement to the board on the subject. "A number of situations have been brought to our attention that makes us question whether our students are receiving fair and equal treatment and thus fair and equal access to the educational resources that they are entitled to," Udell said. The board also heard from Rodeshia Jones, mother of a suspended student. Jones presented a petition and called upon the board to look into district discipline policy. The members of PiP present during the meeting and Howe agreed to take a deeper look at the discipline policy and its enforcement. Read the full story in the Register Star.