With Suspensions Down, Some Schools Struggle to Increase Learning

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Assistant Principal Michael Essien is in charge of discipline at Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Academic Middle School in San Francisco. Photo by Zaidee Stavely/KQED

By Zaidee Stavely, KQED News Fix/The California Report

It’s a well-known fact at Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Academic Middle School in San Francisco that the toughest time to teach is right after lunch. Kids are tired, and trouble that starts at lunch can sometimes carry into the classroom.

Today, the academic counselor is trying to mediate between two girls who were sent out of the classroom, and who are arguing about who’s responsible. Later, three adults have to restrain another girl from running out into the hall.

Read the complete story at KQED News Fix/The California Report. 

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