Unions were lukewarm about a new school-discipline code announced earlier this month by the de Blasio administration that would take a more deliberate approach to disruptive students.
Pending a March 2 Panel for Education Policy vote, the Department of Education would shift away from suspensions and calling police to deal with unruly students to instead follow a “restorative” philosophy that emphasizes accountability and dialogue over punitive punishments that remove students from classrooms and potentially hinder their academic progress.
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