That's terrible.
Is it entirely on the school, though? I am in Japan, so I can't say for sure, but my siblings in Indiana say that kids are still expelled there if they hurt another kid or act up.
Parents deserve a lot of the responsibility. Back in the day it seems like parents yelled at kids for bad behavior at school, whereas these days they curse at the school and tell their child not to worry about it because all the teachers are idiots. A lot of this teaching of no respect comes from home.
No, it’s definitely not all on the school, but I believe the school should put some of the pressure on the parents. My school doesn’t use suspensions because it might inconvenience the parents and upset them. So, no matter what the student does, they are back at school the next day. Not all schools are like this, but too many are.
You’re right that a lot of the disrespect stems from the home environment.
herein lies the problem. are you simply babysitters for them then? How about the "inconvenience" that it is placing on you and other teachers? We need to think more about that also.
The number of times I’ve heard parents basically admit they use school as a form of babysitting is pretty unbelievable.