Wednesday, July 20, 2005

Ex-cons guarding schools in D.C.

Set a thief to catch a thief?

The Metropolitan Police Department has licensed private security officers in the D.C. public school system despite past arrests on charges of assault, cocaine possession and passing counterfeit money, according to a draft report by the D.C. inspector general. "There are contracted security personnel working in [public schools] who may pose a risk to the secure environment of students and staff," the draft document states. "There is no assurance that all contracted school security personnel possess the requisite skills to ensure the safety and security of ... students and faculty," according to the report, which has not yet been finalized.

The Washington Times has obtained a copy of the draft. The Inspector General's Office refused to comment on the audit yesterday, saying its policy does not permit officials to discuss draft reports. "When we issue a draft, it is only for the limited purpose for the recipients to respond to us, and we cannot comment on the report until responses are received and the final report is issued," interim Inspector General Austin A. Andersen said.

Lt. Jon Shelton, who heads the police department's security-officer management branch, said yesterday that the recent transfer of oversight of the security contract from schools to police has resulted in more scrutiny of officers hired to work in the schools. "Nobody goes into the school unless I know they're going into the schools," he said.

D.C. school officials yesterday referred all questions to the police department. Because it is a draft report, the audit contains conclusions that could change based on responses from the D.C. public school system and the Metropolitan Police Department. But preliminary findings have exposed a breakdown in communications among police and school and security company officials.

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"SOCIAL" PROMOTION ENDING IN NYC

Mayor Bloomberg wants to hold back struggling seventh graders if they can't make the grade. The mayor announced his plan to extend his policy of ending social promotion - which already applies to third and fifth graders who fail their citywide math and reading tests.

REPORTER: In a speech at Teachers College, Bloomberg said he's targeting seventh graders because Middle School scores are stagnant showing students need additional help.

BLOOMBERG: The truth of the matter is if they get to the next class and can't do the work they are going to start to get more and more frustrated, then they start to become a disruption in the classroom and they not only are hurting themselves they're hurting the other students.

REPORTER: The mayor says struggling seventh graders will get extra Saturday classes and they'll be encouraged to go to summer school. The policy would start next year for students who score the lowest level on their English Language Arts exams; math scores would be considered the following year.

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For greatest efficiency, lowest cost and maximum choice, ALL schools should be privately owned and run -- with government-paid vouchers for the poor and minimal regulation.

The NEA and similar unions worldwide believe that children should be thoroughly indoctrinated with Green/Left, feminist/homosexual ideology but the "3 R's" are something that kids should just be allowed to "discover"


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