Sunday, July 10, 2011
EXCELLENT.
The British government is an oddly mixed bag. Some parts of it are rolling straight into Hell, while other parts of the Cameron admin are recapturing big chunks of territory for civilization.
For the latter, consider the new rules for public schools:
Bravo, bravo, bravo.
Remarkably complete and uncompromised. Removes all legal obstacles to good school discipline. (Doesn't solve the cultural problems, but the teachers can start to help the culture if they're no longer strangled by legalistic idiocy.)
Especially the parts about prosecuting false accusers and encouraging the use of force against dickheads and bullies. About damn time.
Best part: the rules will only need to be used once or twice per year in each school. When false accusers and dickheads see one of their evil tribe receiving full counterforce, they (and their dickhead parents) will miraculously figure out how to behave in a civilized way.
Will America ever return to civilization? Nope. Lawyers won't allow it. ¶ 6:27 PM
For the latter, consider the new rules for public schools:
Under the rules, schools are told to:
• Consider calling in police to prosecute pupils who make serious false allegations against staff;
• Resolve the vast majority of accusations made by pupils within a month and ensure unfounded claims are not included in teachers’ records;
• Punish pupils for misbehaviour and bullying committed outside schools, including at evenings and weekends;
• Search pupils’ clothing, bags and lockers for drugs, alcohol, weapons and stolen goods without their consent;
• Consider forcing all pupils to undergo airport-style screening checks as they enter school even if they are not suspected of carrying weapons;
• Require all parents to sign “home school agreements” and apply to the courts for £50 spot fines or parenting orders if sons or daughters regularly misbehave or skip classes.
Some of the most comprehensive guidance covers the use of “reasonable force” to restrain pupils.
This can include standing between pupils or physically blocking their path, guiding children by the arm or holding youngsters to get them under control.
Staff should “always try to avoid acting in a way that might cause injury, but in extreme cases it may not always be possible to avoid injuring the pupil”, the document says.
Physical force can be used to break up fights, stop children attacking classmates or teachers and to remove disruptive children from lessons or school events.
Schools do not need parents’ permission to use force and must not automatically suspend staff who are accused of using excessive force against children, says the guidance.
Bravo, bravo, bravo.
Remarkably complete and uncompromised. Removes all legal obstacles to good school discipline. (Doesn't solve the cultural problems, but the teachers can start to help the culture if they're no longer strangled by legalistic idiocy.)
Especially the parts about prosecuting false accusers and encouraging the use of force against dickheads and bullies. About damn time.
Best part: the rules will only need to be used once or twice per year in each school. When false accusers and dickheads see one of their evil tribe receiving full counterforce, they (and their dickhead parents) will miraculously figure out how to behave in a civilized way.
Will America ever return to civilization? Nope. Lawyers won't allow it. ¶ 6:27 PM
