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Darien Collier is a seventh grade student who attends an ?urban-city school.? He has been diagnosed with a behavior disorder and is one of fourteen students in the behavior disorder (BD) class. His behavioral disorder is further aggravated by an emotional disorder (ED). Earlier this school year, his education was interrupted due to a sixty-day sentence and imprisonment to the department of correction.
One day at the dismissal of school (which is at 1:15 pm for some special education students), Darien asked for permission to wait inside a grade level office until his aunt arrived. I believe this is a tactic Darien uses to disassociate himself from the ?special ed? kids for social purposes. I?ve noticed that many of his friends are ?regular ed? kids. He was granted that permission and did in fact go and sit in the grade level office until the regular dismissal of school at 2:15 pm.
At the dismissal, Darien walked out into the hallway to socialize with some of his peers. Moments after he had began mingling with the other students, he was confronted by a school security officer. This particular security officer and Darien has had a rough history. Darien has received long-term suspensions on a few occasions because of his defiance when given directives from the security officer. Darien has expressed to his mother and the principal that he feels threatened and targeted by the security personnel.
When the security officer saw Darien, he approached him and told him that he had no right to be on the property. The security officer ordered Darien to leave the school?s property. Darien tried unsuccessfully to tell the security officer that he had been given permission to stay and wait for his aunt. The security officer continued to order him to leave the property. Finally, Darien became defensive and angry. He became argumentative and verbally abusive. He then took his coat off and threw it to the floor as he took a fighting stance. The security officer called for backup. When Darien heard the call, he gathered his belongings and began to walk through the hallway.
Two more security officers arrived within a couple of minutes and someone pointed Darien out to them as he walked away. The security officers caught up to him and ordered him to turn around and leave the property. Darien became angry and belligerent. The security officers eventually had to physically restrain and handcuff him. Darien received a ten-day suspension from school for verbally threatening a staff member and he was also arrested for Disorderly Conduct. When his probation officer was notified, Darien was also charged with probation violation.
Well, this story sounds rather typical for an inner-city, poor, black, male, student. And the truth of the matter is there are too many of these stories being told everyday in schools where the demographics are similar to this one. But I submit to you that there are many critical elements of these stories that are not being told. And I want to share a few issues that I have with this one.
First and foremost, the entire incident involving Darien and the security officers took place while an assistant principal stood nearby but looked the other way. In fact, it was that assistant principal?s office that Darien had been sitting while he waited for his aunt to arrive. But yet the administrator did nothing to resolve the conflict between the security officer and the student. Once that conflict escalated, the administrator amazingly stood there and said or did nothing to intervene. After the situation was brought under control and a second administrator was charged with handling the investigation of the incident, the first administrator did not even offer information even though he was a first hand witness to the entire incident. Oh?and by the way, the inept administrator was Darien?s grade level principal the year before. So he was very familiar with the student?s disabilities. What could have possibly been the motive for the level of incompetence demonstrated by this administrator? And since Darien was being held to a high level of accountability for his actions, what about the administrator?
Darien is a behavioral disorder student who receives special educational services. Everything we know about students with Darien?s disability, tell us that they are not likely to make good choices when left unsupervised. Since he also suffers from an emotional disorder, it is understandable that he might become easily frustrated and angry when he feels mistreated. So, why did the teacher leave him unsupervised for approximately an hour? Why did she not communicate with other staff members that she had given the student permission to break from his normal routine? And where?s the accountability for her?
The security officer who first confronted Darien refused to allow him to explain why he was still at school beyond his normal dismissal time. Even though he (security officer) saw the assistant principal standing there, he never requested assistance to help manage the escalating situation. After he realized that he had lost control of the situation, he called for extra security instead of the assistant principal. The security officer has worked in the school for years and never received any formal training for dealing with students with disabilities. In fact, the security officer has received no training in how to manage difficult students. Who will hold the security officer accountable for his poor judgment and handling of this situation? After the investigation was done, the assistant principal who handled the discipline for this situation went to the head principal for advice and guidance. The head principal offered little help except to say, ?suspend him for ten days?.
I don?t remember things happening this way when I was younger. When I attended public schools in the same socio-economic community as Darien, this could have never happened. The schools I attended may not have had the most talented instructors nor the most capable administrators. Security officers and other support staff might not have had the highest level of training and certification. But there was never a day when I felt unsafe at school. I never had to think about whether or not the staff truly cared about me. In fact, many of the difficult questions I had about my future, I could depend upon adults at the schools I attended to help me find answers. I guess you might say that I was ?school dependent.? A lot might have changed since I attended public school, but I know one thing that has changed for the worst. More and more of our children are school dependent.
School officials must understand that they often represent the last hope in determining whether or not our youth in low socio-economic communities will be able to overcome the many challenges they face. I am very concerned that our children go to school every day and have to ponder the reality of whether there will be books for them or if they will hear the words ?book?em.? We may talk about all the ills in society that lend themselves to broken families and homes. And sociologist and other behavioral scientist have analyzed, theorized, and standardized us until we?ve become paralyzed from all the information about why these particular youth are not being successful. It is all too easy for school officials to treat these kids as though they are just some statistic. But I submit to you that we ought to look deeper into the hearts and souls of these precious young people who so desperately need us.
You see, earlier that day, Darien surprised the teacher and asked for a pass to go and speak with the head principal. This was a surprise since he usually was sent reluctantly as a consequence for misbehavior. But this day he respectfully went into the office and began to cry for a different reason. After he gathered himself, he poured out his heart. He took responsibility for many of the bad choices and decisions that he had made in his young life. He went on to express his frustration with feeling ?targeted? by teachers, security officers, administrators and even his own peers.
But Darien didn?t stop there. He made a commitment to ?turn his life around.? Instead of cheating, stealing, and lying, he decided he wanted to try a different route. He wanted to be honest, hard working, and make something out of his life. He said he was determined not to ?end up in prison? like his father. The principal told him that he was proud of him.
But I wonder what is going through Darien?s mind today as he sit in a jail cell at a juvenile detention center? Are our children entering our schools and leaving them feeling confirmed that there is no justice? At age fourteen, how much could Darien have contributed to his life?s circumstances? How did all the black males involved in this incident allow one of our sons to experience the violent injustices that our fathers gave their lives in an attempt that we might have hope? Where is the compassion for our youth?
The juvenile code in the state of Illinois, as well as in all other states, is supposed to be rehabilitative in its philosophy. But at every level of the continuum of that system (e.g. arrest, detention, probation, confinement to department of corrections, etc.) Darien and other youth that look like him, are disproportionately represented. Is this happening in part because our schools are becoming nothing more than ?feeder programs? for a criminal justice system? I wonder if our young black men are realizing the self-fulfilling prophecies they so often hear spoken to them by so-called professionals whose job should be to give them hope.
While I realize school officials have a monumental challenge in today?s society with educating the nation?s youth. And I recognize that an ever increasing violent society is cause for us all to be concerned. But I pray that we will not lose our way and our focus. All of us as stakeholders must persevere for a high quality education to be afforded to all our nation?s youth. We must not give in to the temptation of allowing the kids that need us the most, to be passed on from school halls to prison cells. We must work hard that our youth do not see us as the enemy. They must not see in us the demons that they face every evening as they see their fathers, mothers, brothers, and sisters arrested and drug off to fill our prisons. Instead, they should be met with a sense of dignity and respect at our school doors. We must never allow Darien?s day to end in this way again.
Dwayne Cotton founded the School Resource Officer Program for St. Clair County Sheriff's Department and Cahokia School District in Cahokia, IL. He was born and reared in East St. Louis, IL. He attended East St. Louis public schols and received his formal education at Fisk University in Nashville, Tenn. For the last ten years, Dwayne has concentrated his law enforcement career in the field of school-based policing. He shares a philosophy of community-based policing that enables him to work effectively with both those who serve in the discipline of education and law enforcement. He has worked tirelessly to help leaders in both field better understand how much they need each other in today's society. Dwayne has trained and consulted with school board members, administrators, teachers, and support staff. He has also served as a trainer/consultant to law enforcement agents on the local, state, and federal levels. He has received many awards and recognition for his public speaking and as a trainer.
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Darien Collier is a seventh grade student who attends an ?urban-city school.? He has been diagnosed with a behavior disorder and is one of fourteen students in the behavior disorder (BD) class. His behavioral disorder is further aggravated by an emotional disorder (ED). Earlier this school year, his education was interrupted due to a sixty-day sentence and imprisonment to the department of correction.
One day at the dismissal of school (which is at 1:15 pm for some special education students), Darien asked for permission to wait inside a grade level office until his aunt arrived. I believe this is a tactic Darien uses to disassociate himself from the ?special ed? kids for social purposes. I?ve noticed that many of his friends are ?regular ed? kids. He was granted that permission and did in fact go and sit in the grade level office until the regular dismissal of school at 2:15 pm.
At the dismissal, Darien walked out into the hallway to socialize with some of his peers. Moments after he had began mingling with the other students, he was confronted by a school security officer. This particular security officer and Darien has had a rough history. Darien has received long-term suspensions on a few occasions because of his defiance when given directives from the security officer. Darien has expressed to his mother and the principal that he feels threatened and targeted by the security personnel.
When the security officer saw Darien, he approached him and told him that he had no right to be on the property. The security officer ordered Darien to leave the school?s property. Darien tried unsuccessfully to tell the security officer that he had been given permission to stay and wait for his aunt. The security officer continued to order him to leave the property. Finally, Darien became defensive and angry. He became argumentative and verbally abusive. He then took his coat off and threw it to the floor as he took a fighting stance. The security officer called for backup. When Darien heard the call, he gathered his belongings and began to walk through the hallway.
Two more security officers arrived within a couple of minutes and someone pointed Darien out to them as he walked away. The security officers caught up to him and ordered him to turn around and leave the property. Darien became angry and belligerent. The security officers eventually had to physically restrain and handcuff him. Darien received a ten-day suspension from school for verbally threatening a staff member and he was also arrested for Disorderly Conduct. When his probation officer was notified, Darien was also charged with probation violation.
Well, this story sounds rather typical for an inner-city, poor, black, male, student. And the truth of the matter is there are too many of these stories being told everyday in schools where the demographics are similar to this one. But I submit to you that there are many critical elements of these stories that are not being told. And I want to share a few issues that I have with this one.
First and foremost, the entire incident involving Darien and the security officers took place while an assistant principal stood nearby but looked the other way. In fact, it was that assistant principal?s office that Darien had been sitting while he waited for his aunt to arrive. But yet the administrator did nothing to resolve the conflict between the security officer and the student. Once that conflict escalated, the administrator amazingly stood there and said or did nothing to intervene. After the situation was brought under control and a second administrator was charged with handling the investigation of the incident, the first administrator did not even offer information even though he was a first hand witness to the entire incident. Oh?and by the way, the inept administrator was Darien?s grade level principal the year before. So he was very familiar with the student?s disabilities. What could have possibly been the motive for the level of incompetence demonstrated by this administrator? And since Darien was being held to a high level of accountability for his actions, what about the administrator?
Darien is a behavioral disorder student who receives special educational services. Everything we know about students with Darien?s disability, tell us that they are not likely to make good choices when left unsupervised. Since he also suffers from an emotional disorder, it is understandable that he might become easily frustrated and angry when he feels mistreated. So, why did the teacher leave him unsupervised for approximately an hour? Why did she not communicate with other staff members that she had given the student permission to break from his normal routine? And where?s the accountability for her?
The security officer who first confronted Darien refused to allow him to explain why he was still at school beyond his normal dismissal time. Even though he (security officer) saw the assistant principal standing there, he never requested assistance to help manage the escalating situation. After he realized that he had lost control of the situation, he called for extra security instead of the assistant principal. The security officer has worked in the school for years and never received any formal training for dealing with students with disabilities. In fact, the security officer has received no training in how to manage difficult students. Who will hold the security officer accountable for his poor judgment and handling of this situation? After the investigation was done, the assistant principal who handled the discipline for this situation went to the head principal for advice and guidance. The head principal offered little help except to say, ?suspend him for ten days?.
I don?t remember things happening this way when I was younger. When I attended public schools in the same socio-economic community as Darien, this could have never happened. The schools I attended may not have had the most talented instructors nor the most capable administrators. Security officers and other support staff might not have had the highest level of training and certification. But there was never a day when I felt unsafe at school. I never had to think about whether or not the staff truly cared about me. In fact, many of the difficult questions I had about my future, I could depend upon adults at the schools I attended to help me find answers. I guess you might say that I was ?school dependent.? A lot might have changed since I attended public school, but I know one thing that has changed for the worst. More and more of our children are school dependent.
School officials must understand that they often represent the last hope in determining whether or not our youth in low socio-economic communities will be able to overcome the many challenges they face. I am very concerned that our children go to school every day and have to ponder the reality of whether there will be books for them or if they will hear the words ?book?em.? We may talk about all the ills in society that lend themselves to broken families and homes. And sociologist and other behavioral scientist have analyzed, theorized, and standardized us until we?ve become paralyzed from all the information about why these particular youth are not being successful. It is all too easy for school officials to treat these kids as though they are just some statistic. But I submit to you that we ought to look deeper into the hearts and souls of these precious young people who so desperately need us.
You see, earlier that day, Darien surprised the teacher and asked for a pass to go and speak with the head principal. This was a surprise since he usually was sent reluctantly as a consequence for misbehavior. But this day he respectfully went into the office and began to cry for a different reason. After he gathered himself, he poured out his heart. He took responsibility for many of the bad choices and decisions that he had made in his young life. He went on to express his frustration with feeling ?targeted? by teachers, security officers, administrators and even his own peers.
But Darien didn?t stop there. He made a commitment to ?turn his life around.? Instead of cheating, stealing, and lying, he decided he wanted to try a different route. He wanted to be honest, hard working, and make something out of his life. He said he was determined not to ?end up in prison? like his father. The principal told him that he was proud of him.
But I wonder what is going through Darien?s mind today as he sit in a jail cell at a juvenile detention center? Are our children entering our schools and leaving them feeling confirmed that there is no justice? At age fourteen, how much could Darien have contributed to his life?s circumstances? How did all the black males involved in this incident allow one of our sons to experience the violent injustices that our fathers gave their lives in an attempt that we might have hope? Where is the compassion for our youth?
The juvenile code in the state of Illinois, as well as in all other states, is supposed to be rehabilitative in its philosophy. But at every level of the continuum of that system (e.g. arrest, detention, probation, confinement to department of corrections, etc.) Darien and other youth that look like him, are disproportionately represented. Is this happening in part because our schools are becoming nothing more than ?feeder programs? for a criminal justice system? I wonder if our young black men are realizing the self-fulfilling prophecies they so often hear spoken to them by so-called professionals whose job should be to give them hope.
While I realize school officials have a monumental challenge in today?s society with educating the nation?s youth. And I recognize that an ever increasing violent society is cause for us all to be concerned. But I pray that we will not lose our way and our focus. All of us as stakeholders must persevere for a high quality education to be afforded to all our nation?s youth. We must not give in to the temptation of allowing the kids that need us the most, to be passed on from school halls to prison cells. We must work hard that our youth do not see us as the enemy. They must not see in us the demons that they face every evening as they see their fathers, mothers, brothers, and sisters arrested and drug off to fill our prisons. Instead, they should be met with a sense of dignity and respect at our school doors. We must never allow Darien?s day to end in this way again.
Dwayne Cotton founded the School Resource Officer Program for St. Clair County Sheriff's Department and Cahokia School District in Cahokia, IL. He was born and reared in East St. Louis, IL. He attended East St. Louis public schols and received his formal education at Fisk University in Nashville, Tenn. For the last ten years, Dwayne has concentrated his law enforcement career in the field of school-based policing. He shares a philosophy of community-based policing that enables him to work effectively with both those who serve in the discipline of education and law enforcement. He has worked tirelessly to help leaders in both field better understand how much they need each other in today's society. Dwayne has trained and consulted with school board members, administrators, teachers, and support staff. He has also served as a trainer/consultant to law enforcement agents on the local, state, and federal levels. He has received many awards and recognition for his public speaking and as a trainer.
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