Classroom Chaos in the Name of Racial Equity Is a Bad Lesson Plan – Wall Street Journal*

Going easy on bad behavior makes life difficult for those students who are in school to get an education. Schools were pressured to discipline students, or not, based on race rather than behavior, and many administrators and teachers obliged. In New York, Los Angeles and Chicago—the nation’s three largest school systems—reductions in suspensions and expulsions were followed by an uptick in bullying and other disruptive behavior. Students and teachers alike have reported feeling less safe. Fighting, gang activity and drug use have increased.