Quote of the Day 12/2/2015

“As easy as it is to put the blame on 12- and 14-year-olds, we, as educators, must be the adults and take a look at how we are operating and be courageous enough to change. The children are telling us to, just in their own way.”

-Principal Joey Slate of Oklahoma City’s Webster Middle School, which has seen a decrease in disruptive behaviors after they began using positive interventions as an alternative to suspensions (Source)

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Gene Perry worked for OK Policy from 2011 to 2019. He is a native Oklahoman and a citizen of the Cherokee Nation. He graduated from the University of Oklahoma with a B.A. in history and an M.A. in journalism.

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