HISD strengthens code of conduct
HISD Superintendent Dr. Abe Saavedra is asking for a tougher code of conduct for students, specifically dealing with students who make "hit lists," and with students who direct gang activities:
Superintendent of Schools Abelardo Saavedra will ask the board this week to make schools even safer by allowing the school district to discipline anyone who makes a “hit list.” The change would allow HISD to automatically remove any student who makes such a list even if it was not legally classified as a terroristic threat. The Texas Legislature has defined a “hit list” as a list of people to be harmed by means of a firearm, a knife, or any other object to be used with the intent to cause bodily harm.
The superintendent will also ask the board to crack down on students who recruit and direct gang members while keeping their distance from the gang activities. Current HISD policy calls for tough punishment of students who engage in gang activities, but there is no provision in the policy for punishment of students who recruit gang members or direct their activities but who don’t actually take part in gang-style conduct.
“What we’ve seen in some cases is that students will recruit other kids into a gang and get those other kids to do their bidding. That allows the student who actually functions as the gang boss to keep his hands clean so he has no record of wrongdoing. We’re going to put a stop to that,” Dr. Saavedra said.
The proposal will be voted on at Thursday's Board meeting.
Posted by Anne Linehan @ 06/28/05 05:41 PM | Print |
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