Radical, out of control political correctness exacerbates discipline issues, maintains the status-quo, and hampers district growth.
How can you tell that people are wary of your local
schools? Where is the proof? That’s a question that someone asked at a
recent workshop. So, let’s see-here
goes. In my last three campaigns I have
literally walked and knocked on Thousands of doors each time. And along with my campaign spiel -I always
asked about how we’re doing as a district.
Worry over discipline was a top area of concern. Do I have that fact scientifically
synthesized into an action research study?
No. But other evidence is all over the place; apparently it must be
hiding in plain sight if people can’t see it…
Teachers and other district staff
send their own children to private schools in large numbers --that is a reality
not captured in the latest climate survey.
New neighborhoods that are flourishing have lots of SUVs with “EDS” “PCA” “CLA” St. Johns Christian School, and
East Hill Christian Bumper Stickers on them.
Large PCA busses full of students run through our neighborhoods, up and
down Navy Blvd. and Blue Angel Pkwy., and I see them on the way to NAS Pensacola on my morning commutes.
People contact me about bullying, discipline
issues in classrooms. Students I know
personally tell me they can’t learn due to out of control discipline issues in
their classrooms and schools. Many go
dual enrolled to PSC just to escape the problems. Parents pull their kids out of our schools to
home-school them. Teachers burn out due to out of control discipline issues anda lack of administrator support. Some schools have astonishing levels of turnover over periods as short as just a few years. Some
schools cannot get subs-some subs are highly selective. Employee morale is low.
Conversations are had
with top level administrators at large growing firms and it is stated that many
new transplanted workers to the area are choosing to live in Santa Rosa,
Okaloosa, and/or Baldwin County.
Anecdotal evidence is all over—yet some people don’t want to acknowledge
the uncomfortable reasons why, but here it is.
We have a classroom and school
level discipline issue in many of our schools and the word is out. Normal,
rational citizens expect us to do better, but it seems we are acquiescing to
political correctness instead. Rather
than utilizing firm but fair discipline, we
