Tucson Unified School District’s draft Student Code of Conduct for the 2017-18 school year has now been posted online and TUSD is inviting input from the general public prior to final Governing Board approval.
The public is encouraged to provide comments by the deadline. Comments received by 4:00 p.m. on Thursday, January 26, will be distributed to the Governing Board in advance of the scheduled study session on January 31, 2017. Comments received by 4:00 p.m. on Thursday, February 9, will be distributed to the Board in advance of the February 14, 2017 Governing Board meeting.
Public Feedback Form can be found here: http://www.tusd1.org/contents/govboard/polreview.html
In May, a scathing expose by KGUN9 News revealed that the District’s administration may have actively downplayed the severity of discipline issues in multiple schools. According to KGUN9”s report: “Insiders say the district’s push to reduce suspensions and expulsions to meet a federal anti-discrimination court order is causing district wide disorder.”
Under the leadership of Superintendent H.T. Sanchez, the current culture at TUSD is landing kids in emergency rooms according to the KGUN9 report:
“Erickson Elementary — an eastside school with 465 students and a history of discipline problems, including this school year. Documents KGUN9 obtained show a disturbing incident that educators say was downplayed. In November, a student “was lured into the bathroom and two students punched him in the head and stomach repeatedly.” The victim was sent to ER. Bermudez said, “Anytime a student is taken to an emergency room or if a student is injured, you must call the police.” But there’s no report of police being called.”
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