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Parents urge board to review Fisher Middle School discipline and raise equity concerns over boundaries
Summary
Two residents told the Indian Prairie CUSD 204 board that Fisher Middle School applies a rigid zero-tolerance disciplinary approach and that district boundary changes have concentrated low-income students at some schools, calling for resources and restorative practices.
Two residents urged the Indian Prairie CUSD 204 Board of Education on Oct. 6 to review disciplinary practices at Fisher Middle School and to address what they described as inequitable school boundary outcomes.
"Every member of this board needs to closely examine the restorative practices that the district champions on its website and consider how they can proactively implement it at Fisher," said Christina Garcia, a 17-year resident and parent. Garcia told the board she had been told Fisher enforces a mandatory one-day in-school suspension for a student who reacts physically even when provoked, and that this…
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