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Restorative Practices in TUSD
NEWS RELEASE
Contact: Karen Bynum, (520) 225-6060,
karen.bynum@tusd1.org
Posted on: September 22, 2009
In a "Viewpoint" in the September 22, 2009, edition of the Arizona Republic, Doug MacEachern states that, in its Post Unitary Status Plan, the TUSD School Board is "calling for a two-tiered form of student discipline. One for Black and Hispanic students; one for everyone else." This is not an accurate representation of Restorative Practices in our district referenced in the district's Post Unitary Status Plan.
There is nothing in this plan that would call for a separate discipline system based on race. The goal is to apply the discipline policies and practices equitably to all students.
TUSD has learned that Doug MacEachern from the Arizona Republic attempted to contact TUSD Governing Board members before writing his Viewpoint article. To our knowledge, however, he did not speak with any TUSD staff member regarding the district's discipline policies for this article.
TUSD requests that Mr. MacEachern retract the inaccurate characterization of TUSD's student discipline policies.