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As part of a state takeover plan, libraries in underperforming schools are becoming spaces for disruptive students to watch lessons on computers.

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[–] Pons_Aelius@kbin.social 54 points 1 year ago

Under-performing? Surely the solution is to remove resources from the school, that will certainly improve test scores...

[–] Mediocre_Bard@lemmy.world 24 points 1 year ago

You can't put all the shit kids in one location and hope they'll get better.

[–] wrath-sedan@kbin.social 15 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Thank you for that.

[–] jerome@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago
[–] cindylouwhovian@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

'Keep 'em dumb and they'll continue to vote for us!' - GOP, probably.

[–] scmstr@lemmynsfw.com 4 points 1 year ago

Well, that's embarrassing...

[–] Its_Always_420@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Bobby if those kids could read, they'd be very upset.

[–] sharkaccident@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Houston resident, lots of strong opinions on this.

First, this happened because schools have been underperforming for some time. The line in sand was crossed and the state decided to step in. Secondly, from my understanding with radio interviews and other online sources, they repurpose the library to redirect students who cause distractions in class. If you disrupt in the classroom, you join an isolated zoom session from the old library.

I'm not suggesting this approach will work, just letting everyone know the thought process.