In Case You Missed It: The Worst Behaved Schools in MA

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Saturday, October 26, 2013

GoLocalWorcester News Team

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Worst behaved schools in Massachusetts

Massachusetts’ students were suspended 46,279 times in the 2011-12 school year, according to the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. More than 2,500 of those out-of-school suspensions - or about 1 in 20 - were in Worcester; the second highest number in the state.

So, are Worcester public school students, and students in other districts with high suspension numbers, especially poorly behaved?

“It would seem very strange to suggest that there are certain districts where there are just bad kids,” said Jenny Chou, staff attorney at the Center for Law and Education.

The reality is, said Chou and other experts, that different school districts take different approaches to discipline and some are more punitive than others.

Who tops the list?

To see the Worst Behaved Schools in Massachusetts, go here.

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