Ken
O’Brien
An article
in today’s Go Local Worcester identifies Southbridge Middle/High School as
the third worst in Central Massachusetts for discipline problems.
Last school year, more than 50,000 students across
the state of Massachusetts were suspended or expelled.
In Worcester, just over 2,600 students (nearly 1 in
20) faced suspension. Worcester had the third highest total of disciplined
students behind Springfield (3,656) and Boston (3,378).
Across Massachusetts, students are not typically
permanently expelled. In Worcester, students are not expelled at all and are
instead transferred to another school.
When they are suspended and transferred into another
school, the suspension still counts as an out-of-school suspension for state
data.
Southbridge Middle/High School, with a reported
enrollment of 1,137 students had a total of 278 students disciplined. Of these
13.6% had an in-school suspension while 19.6% had an out-of-school suspension.
Ken, SMHS would be # 1 if all disipline activities were reported! There not, I know because I work there. Many,many are repeat offenders. This is why we need an alternative middle/high school.Take these 200 troublermakers and thats what they are and stick em up at Cole Ave.
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