This article has been corrected. Mandatory and ongoing anti-racism training for all school personnel tops a list of recommendations from the Rochester Community Task Force. The training should begin with district leaders, the report says, and the task force should help pick who does the training. The task force, which is made up of about […]
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Climate change: Lowering temperatures at RCSD
Stephne Givens, then 13, stepped off the bus in front of Jefferson Middle School on the morning of September 21, 1995. Within minutes, an argument broke out, and Givens was fatally stabbed in the neck by a 12-year-old school mate. Givens’ brutal death shocked the country. And some Rochester school officials say that the killing […]
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RCSD teachers say discipline is still a serious problem
Disruptive, disrespectful, and violent student behavior is a serious problem in some city schools, say some teachers I’ve spoken to recently. Poor student behavior and meaningful discipline has been a problem in some city schools for years. The problem was so serious that it resulted in an overuse of suspensions: thousands of students were sent […]
