Virginia District Chief Seeking Ways To Improve Discipline Process

The Washington Post (3/23, George) reports, "The debate over discipline practices in Fairfax County [VA] took a slight turn Tuesday night as Superintendent Jack D. Dale told an audience in McLean that the school system is looking at ways to create 'a much more expeditious process,' even before broader policy changes are fully considered and enacted. Speaking at a town hall meeting organized and moderated by WAMU Radio host Kojo Nnamdi, Dale said the system is also considering improving support services to students on suspension." According to the Post, "Dale's remarks...followed the playing of an impassioned recorded message made by the mother of Nick Stuban, a 15-year-old football player at W.T. Woodson High School who committed suicide on Jan. 20 after a disciplinary infraction."