Committee hosts outreach meetings this month in an effort to reform the county's Student Rights and Responsibilities handbook.
Parents, community members, educators and others gathered Thursday to discuss Fairfax County Public Schools' disciplinary procedures, "second chance" programs and parental notification. Those are among the modifications the system could look to make as it continues its years-long process of reforming its Student Rights and Responsibilities handbook. But many of the few dozen people at the meeting, which was moderated by the Ad Hoc Community Committee on Student Rights and Responsibilities (SRR), said they couldn’t understand the SR&R guide itself, complaining it resembled a legal document. It is too long and too hard to understand, they said. Parents recommended the SR&R handbook be simplified or at least made more easily searchable …
Steve Stuban was inspired to run for office after his son, Nick Stuban, died in January.
What good can come of this? Steve Stuban, one of 10 candidates running for an at-large seat on the Fairfax County School Board, can trace his desire to seek the office back to this simple question. In late January, Stuban and his family were reeling from personal tragedy. His son, Nick Stuban, 15, committed suicide on Jan. 20. Seeking public office was the furthest thing from this father's mind. Seven months later, Stuban still needs a few deep breaths to brace himself before speaking of the loss. "After we had buried Nick, my entire family was here — my side of the family, my wife’s side of the family," Stuban said. "When we talked as a family and tried to replay the last several months of Nick’s life and tried to figure out what could …
Protesters say disciplinary amendments to the Students Responsibilities and Rights document don't go far enough
Amendments to Fairfax County Public Schools disciplinary policy may be a "step in the right direction," but don't go far enough, said advocates who rallied before a school board meeting at Luther Jackson Middle School in Falls Church. About two dozen members and supporters of Fairfax Zero Tolerance Reform, a group of concerned citizens who fight for reform of Fairfax County school disciplinary policies and their implementation, wore red as they waved signs around the entrance of the school. Fifty others looked on. School board members were scheduled to approve several changes to the county's Students Responsibilities and Rights Handbook on Thursday night after a months-long review of the disciplinary process, spurred by the suicide of Nick…
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12:26 am on Saturday, February 9, 2013
Curious if the West Springfield student arrests were done at the school for this very reason. No need for Miranda rights, etc. Was anything searched there? No need for a warrant. Thank you for bringing student rights into focus. more ›