The Disease of Leftism
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REINSTATING COMMON SENSE SCHOOL DISCIPLINE POLICIES
The Federal Government will no longer tolerate known risks to children’s safety and well-being in the classroom that result from the application of school discipline based on discriminatory and unlawful “equity” ideology.
In January 2014, the Department of Education and the Department of Justice jointly issued a “Dear Colleague” letter regarding school discipline. In that letter, the Department of Education and the Department of Justice explained that schools could be found to violate Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 — and therefore could lose Federal funding — if their disciplinary decisions ran afoul of a newly imposed disparate-impact framework under which race-neutral disciplinary policies, applied in an even-handed manner, may be improper if members of any racial groups are suspended, expelled, or referred to law enforcement at higher rates than others. The letter effectively required schools to discriminate on the basis of race by imposing discipline based on racial characteristics, rather than on objective behavior alone.
The consequences harmed students and schools. A 2018 report from the Federal Commission on School Safety (Commission) noted evidence that, because of the 2014 letter, “schools ignored or covered up — rather than disciplined — student misconduct in order to avoid any purported racial disparity in discipline numbers that might catch the eye of the federal government.” As a result, students who should have been suspended or expelled for dangerous behavior remained in the classroom, making all students less safe.
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The Federal Government will no longer tolerate known risks to children’s safety and well-being in the classroom that result from the application of school discipline based on discriminatory and unlawful “equity” ideology.
In January 2014, the Department of Education and the Department of Justice jointly issued a “Dear Colleague” letter regarding school discipline. In that letter, the Department of Education and the Department of Justice explained that schools could be found to violate Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 — and therefore could lose Federal funding — if their disciplinary decisions ran afoul of a newly imposed disparate-impact framework under which race-neutral disciplinary policies, applied in an even-handed manner, may be improper if members of any racial groups are suspended, expelled, or referred to law enforcement at higher rates than others. The letter effectively required schools to discriminate on the basis of race by imposing discipline based on racial characteristics, rather than on objective behavior alone.
The consequences harmed students and schools. A 2018 report from the Federal Commission on School Safety (Commission) noted evidence that, because of the 2014 letter, “schools ignored or covered up — rather than disciplined — student misconduct in order to avoid any purported racial disparity in discipline numbers that might catch the eye of the federal government.” As a result, students who should have been suspended or expelled for dangerous behavior remained in the classroom, making all students less safe.
Reinstating Common Sense School Discipline Policies
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, and to ensure safety and order in American
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The Tallahassee Police Department confirmed that Phoenix Ikner, who was shot in the jaw by responding officers, was still in the hospital. Officials said it could be "several weeks" before he's discharged due to his injuries.
First Coast News obtained an application Ikner submitted for the Leon County Sheriff's Office's Youth Advisory Council in 2021 when he was a junior in high school.
The Youth Advisory Council (YAC) "provides Leon County’s young people with an active role in addressing youth issues," according to the sheriff's office's website.
"I would like to be a part of the Youth Advisory Council so that I can try and help Tallahassee become one of the best places for teenagers to live, grow up and plant family roots," Ikner said in response to a question on the application. "There are lots of issues I hope that this council can discuss and address."
Ikner said one issue to him was that he believed race relations in Leon County needed to be "addressed."
"I am passionate about this issue because its a driven factor in the political landscape of today," Ikner said in another part on the application. "For example at my school there is a clash between the races and that each race feels the opposite race is ignorant. There is no communication or dialogue between them. I believe that race sensitivity should go both ways. We don't need to focus on one race being better or need different treatment than another. This breeds issues within the classrooms at my school and adds fuel to the fire. I think that the Youth Advisory council could help bridge this gap/issue."
Ikner disclosed in a biography portion on the application that he attended Lincoln High School in Tallahassee at the time. Ikner also said in this portion of the application that he was part of JROTC during his 9th grade year, found a love for history and civics while enrolled at Swift Creek Middle School, had future plans to join the Air Force and become a history teacher after graduating high school, and explained how an expected spring break trip to Disney when he was 10 went sideways.
He said instead of going to Disney, "I went to an airport and next thing I knew I was in Norway."
First Coast News previously reported how in 2015, Ikner's biological mother, Anne-Mari Eriksen, was arrested on a kidnapping charge after authorities said she violated her custody agreement and took Ikner with her to Norway without permission.
Eriksen later entered a no contest plea and was therefore ruled guilty on July 14, 2016. She was sentenced to 200 days in prison with credit for 170 days of time served, followed by two years of community control and two more years of probation.
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First Coast News obtained an application Ikner submitted for the Leon County Sheriff's Office's Youth Advisory Council in 2021 when he was a junior in high school.
The Youth Advisory Council (YAC) "provides Leon County’s young people with an active role in addressing youth issues," according to the sheriff's office's website.
"I would like to be a part of the Youth Advisory Council so that I can try and help Tallahassee become one of the best places for teenagers to live, grow up and plant family roots," Ikner said in response to a question on the application. "There are lots of issues I hope that this council can discuss and address."
Ikner said one issue to him was that he believed race relations in Leon County needed to be "addressed."
"I am passionate about this issue because its a driven factor in the political landscape of today," Ikner said in another part on the application. "For example at my school there is a clash between the races and that each race feels the opposite race is ignorant. There is no communication or dialogue between them. I believe that race sensitivity should go both ways. We don't need to focus on one race being better or need different treatment than another. This breeds issues within the classrooms at my school and adds fuel to the fire. I think that the Youth Advisory council could help bridge this gap/issue."
Ikner disclosed in a biography portion on the application that he attended Lincoln High School in Tallahassee at the time. Ikner also said in this portion of the application that he was part of JROTC during his 9th grade year, found a love for history and civics while enrolled at Swift Creek Middle School, had future plans to join the Air Force and become a history teacher after graduating high school, and explained how an expected spring break trip to Disney when he was 10 went sideways.
He said instead of going to Disney, "I went to an airport and next thing I knew I was in Norway."
First Coast News previously reported how in 2015, Ikner's biological mother, Anne-Mari Eriksen, was arrested on a kidnapping charge after authorities said she violated her custody agreement and took Ikner with her to Norway without permission.
Eriksen later entered a no contest plea and was therefore ruled guilty on July 14, 2016. She was sentenced to 200 days in prison with credit for 170 days of time served, followed by two years of community control and two more years of probation.
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Phoenix Ikner also explained how an expected spring break trip to Disney when he was 10 went sideways, later resulting in the arrest of his biological mom.
www.firstcoastnews.com