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Forum candidates favor restorative practices, inclusion and stronger mental-health supports over K–3 suspensions
Summary
Candidates at the Parkway forum said suspensions for kindergarten through third grade should be a last resort; they recommended restorative practices, earlier intervention, school-based teams and more mental-health resources. Candidates also discussed inclusion for students with disabilities, gifted supports and LGBTQIA student safety.
Parkway school board candidates at a League of Women Voters forum said suspensions in kindergarten through third grade should be rare and that the district should emphasize restorative practices, earlier intervention and stronger mental-health supports.
Mia Robinson, a former school counselor and candidate, called suspensions “not effective” for young children and said she would advocate removing out-of-school suspension for K–3 and instead use restorative approaches that hold students accountable while…
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