Some parents with students attending the Brownsville Independent School District's Academic Center on Morrison Road say a "rumble" that erupted one week ago Friday resulted in injuries to drill instructions and the arrests of a few students.
And, they say, the BISD administration and Boot Camp staff are trying hard to keep a lid on information on the near-riot. The parents fear for the safety of the students who were not involved in the melee, they say.
As a result, they say, the BISD Police Department has stationed several units and officers at the Morrison Road facility as a show of force to discourage unruly students from causing further mayhem.
So far, neither the BISD nor its PD has mentioned the disturbances which continued all through the week, they say.
The DAEP, District Alternative Education Program for BISD is the discipline center known as BAC, Brownsville Academic Center on Robindale Rd. Students only get sent there for "discretionary removals" or "mandatory" removals. Discretionary removals are for serious violations of the Student Code of Conduct of BISD and the "mandatory" violations are set by Chapter 37 of the Texas Education Code, this is the discipline chapter. These are more serious or severe transgressions.
On the other hand, as it has been pointed out to us, the Brownsville Learning Academy, on Morrison Rd,, or BLA, is another program altogether different and NOT (supposedly) a discipline campus.
"We heard that there had been several fights at the Boot Camp that erupted inside after the first big one last Friday," said a parent. "The BISD cops can stand outside, but they can't control what's going on in the hallways."The "BAC" does not call those sent here "students." They are called "cadets." In fact, the BAC is called "Boot Camp" around town because of the emphasis on military discipline the DIs hope to instill in them.
For the most part, their discipline problems run the gamut from gang membership, brawling, foul language, truants and scofflaws who have violated the student code of conduct.
The routine, as reported in an article in the Texas Tribune, consists of a morning ritual that starts when they are dropped off by their parents at 6 a.m. to begin classes at 6:30.
"First they line up for intake screening, the boys in double-file, girls single-file beside a wall, and for the first of many times in the next 10 hours, they wait. When they reach the front of the line, they turn their pockets inside-out, take off their shoes, raise their arms and submit to a pat-down.
They range from sixth-graders to seniors in high school, all in matching gray T-shirts and shorts. Their haircuts are the same – short buzz cuts for the boys, the girls’ hair pulled back in buns – and only their size and sneakers differentiate them.
They don’t come here with much. The things they carry fit in neat bundles at their feet: dark camouflage pants, shirts and hats tied up in a cloth belt, a canteen, and a pair of black boots. Most have worn copies of a school handbook."
The Tribune article goes on to mention that principals in the BISD schools can send a kid to Boot Camp for just about any infraction of the rules.
"Principals in Brownsville can send kids to boot camp for any misbehavior serious enough to warrant out-of-school suspension: bringing weapons to school, or just cursing in class. BAC provides tough love for gang-bangers and class clowns alike. Sometimes it’s just a stop for kids before they drop out or end up in the juvenile justice system. Until a few years ago, Brownsville ISD police issued misdemeanor tickets to more students than any other district its size in Texas, a prime example of the trend toward criminalizing student misbehavior – the school-to-prison pipeline."
As the end of the school year approaches, some parents are apprehensive about whether the BISD staff and police can do enough to guarantees the safety of their students. They say that the volatile atmosphere being lived day to day may explode at any moment.
"We have already been told that for the first time in the years that the Boot Camp has been open, there won't be summer classes held this year," one parent said. "I don;t think they can keep a handle on things there."
"We heard that there had been several fights at the Boot Camp that erupted inside after the first big one last Friday," said a parent. "The BISD cops can stand outside, but they can't control what's going on in the hallways."The "BAC" does not call those sent here "students." They are called "cadets." In fact, the BAC is called "Boot Camp" around town because of the emphasis on military discipline the DIs hope to instill in them.
For the most part, their discipline problems run the gamut from gang membership, brawling, foul language, truants and scofflaws who have violated the student code of conduct.
The routine, as reported in an article in the Texas Tribune, consists of a morning ritual that starts when they are dropped off by their parents at 6 a.m. to begin classes at 6:30.
They range from sixth-graders to seniors in high school, all in matching gray T-shirts and shorts. Their haircuts are the same – short buzz cuts for the boys, the girls’ hair pulled back in buns – and only their size and sneakers differentiate them.
They don’t come here with much. The things they carry fit in neat bundles at their feet: dark camouflage pants, shirts and hats tied up in a cloth belt, a canteen, and a pair of black boots. Most have worn copies of a school handbook."
The Tribune article goes on to mention that principals in the BISD schools can send a kid to Boot Camp for just about any infraction of the rules.
"Principals in Brownsville can send kids to boot camp for any misbehavior serious enough to warrant out-of-school suspension: bringing weapons to school, or just cursing in class. BAC provides tough love for gang-bangers and class clowns alike. Sometimes it’s just a stop for kids before they drop out or end up in the juvenile justice system. Until a few years ago, Brownsville ISD police issued misdemeanor tickets to more students than any other district its size in Texas, a prime example of the trend toward criminalizing student misbehavior – the school-to-prison pipeline."
As the end of the school year approaches, some parents are apprehensive about whether the BISD staff and police can do enough to guarantees the safety of their students. They say that the volatile atmosphere being lived day to day may explode at any moment.
"We have already been told that for the first time in the years that the Boot Camp has been open, there won't be summer classes held this year," one parent said. "I don;t think they can keep a handle on things there."
8 comments:
Waaaaaaaaaaaaah! Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!! The Mexican always whines. Fucking kids need discipline, shit. Whack-A-Mexican-Day is here. heh heh
Huercos caga palos! That's what they get for being pendejos in school. The parents should be responsible for their childs fucked up behavior and cited as well. Take responsibility for raising caga palos and stop blaming the system. Discipline and correction should be done at home by the guardians if they dont want their wanna be gang bangers at the Boot Camp. It shouldnt be the alternative school staff, school police or anyone instilling discipline, as parents take responsibility of what you shit out. Raza inutil. Instead of allowing them to claim to be in gangs and claim Eastside/Westside/Sureños/Trece or whatever they're claimimg, parents start claiming their asses and beating them to snap out of those pendejadas.
can you post the link of the Texas Tribune.
These students should be suspended by the school. Suspended from the rafters of he gym by their necks.
Brownsville does need a new crop of Mexican thugs. We have quite enough already thank you.
Give them all dull blades and let them fight it out. They all will be a drain on society anyway. One way or another citizens will be paying for their care for the rest of their lives.
may 23 at 12:46
https://www.texastribune.org/
The problems at the boot camp are not new. As social media becomes more public and the general public more involved in what goes on in the school system then you find out what really goes on.
The students that go to boot camp are really there because principals sent them there as a last resort. Many of them have already been through ISS, regular suspension and are ready to be kicked out. Some, because of their age, are forced by law to attend BAC. Many parents cannot control their own children and expect the system to do it for them but by the time they get to BAC it is too late. BISD cops, as well as hall monitors and some assistant principals KNOW who their bad apples are in each campus but they put a blind eye because it represents doing A LOT of paper work (their job), it represents facing the kid and many times his buddies outside of the system where the monitor will be on his own without the support of the administration. Many parents DO NOT care to show respect to police officers from the district or even to the administrator in charge so attitude starts from them and continues with the young man and woman attending BAC. Administrators are afraid of parents, officers and monitors are afraid of losing their job and the student KNOWS THIS and takes advantage of the system.
Piss poor parenting at its best
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