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...their problems will resurface? Many youngsters are eager to escape the ostracism of this breed of alternative ed. "A lot of kids and parents see it as one step away from being in jail," says Sunshine Sepulveda-Klus, who coordinates alternative-education programs in the Los Angeles Unified School District. "We've worked hard to change that impression, but there will always be that stigma." Though many school districts allow the students to apply for readmission into the regular system, most don't seem eager to take them back...
...educators like Gwen Morris, executive director of transition and alternative education for Philadelphia's school district, say the counseling and academic help students receive in rehabilitative schools lead to smoother transitions back to mainstream schools. "It's an opportunity to give the highest-risk students the support services they need to make their re-entry work," she says. A similar philosophy has worked well in Los Angeles, where the County Office of Education operates 70 of these schools. They combine individual attention with stringent academic standards and an insistence on personal responsibility. Students must sign a contract stipulating that they...
Students with juvenile-criminal records are assigned to one of two probation officers who work at the school. School-district caseworkers also monitor their progress. Everyone maintains an open-door policy; teachers and students address one another by first name. The debate raging elsewhere over the proper fate of alternative-ed students was settled here long ago. "It's on a case-by-case basis, the way it should be," says Corella. Countywide, about 10% of the students elect to stay in the alternative setting until graduation. Corella reports that 40% of Mujeres grads attend junior college...
...risk relapsing: "I'm happy here. My parents feel great about me, and I have more confidence in myself." For those who want to go back, Corella says their wishes are considered, but the final decision rests with the school's administrators, the student's mental-health counselor, school-district officials and the probation officer. A 13-year-old boy who was expelled under zero-tolerance rules last June--he accidentally cut his best friend while playing with a pen knife at school--will return to his school district next fall because, Corella says, "he's a strong A student...
FIRE also criticized Rutgers University in New Jersey for withdrawing funding and access to university facilities from a resident chapter of InterVarsity. FIRE Legal Network attorney David A. French filed a lawsuit against Rutgers in Federal District Court. FIRE itself does not litigate...