Martin High to take a "plan of action" in dealing with latest problems
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May 12, 2010
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May 13, 2010
After weeks of frustration, parents and staff at Martin High School speak directly to the board, and administrators now plan to take action.
An email circulating notes the plan of action being taken at Martin High School; it stresses concerns the staff has from security officers not present in the hallways to teachers being assaulted.
Parents and teachers voiced their concerns at the LISD board meeting this evening.
They reiterate that there is too much bullying going on at school, but yet administrators do not take the appropriate action to pull out the dozens of kids causing disruption at the school.
In the last couple of days posted on YouTube, we've seen a couple of trash can fires happening at the school along with fights.
The school district tells me they are not taking the situation lightly and are asking teachers to have trust in this new plan of action.
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JohnV said on Wednesday, May 19 at 10:46 PM
America as a whole would be better off if we stayed with good old school but wippings at scholl and at the home. CPS failure! Kids need disipline like hard spankings. Remember only two things motivate humans, Pleasure and pain.
43565177How did Martin become "la martin" said on Tuesday, May 18 at 2:32 PM
Don't worry Laredoans, Supt Nelson will fix the problems as soon as he's done with his latest rap video called "I'm a be expelled". It's bound to be a hit just like is other two agrammatical releases "I'm a go to school" and "I'm a read". Now, don't that a make u Laredo Proud?
43458863mom said on Tuesday, May 18 at 12:25 PM
With 2 kids in elementary, I am scared of of how bad high school is going to be in a few years. These kids are out of control - there are no repercussions for their crimes, so they do whatever they want. Discipline in the schools is a thing of the past. ALL schools need some discipline. What is going to become of these kids? Criminals in the making, that's what they are. Bring back the SRO's - real police officers. Kids fighting? Taze the little cretins. That will get their attention real quick.
43448972simple said on Tuesday, May 18 at 11:49 AM
Begin with the teenage moms who had these kids at 15yrs and now their product is out of control. Most come from an abusive home with no parental supervision or role models. IT is NOT the responsibility of teachers and administrators to babysit students or to teach family values.
43445954johnson said on Monday, May 17 at 11:32 PM
The deal is. Both districts think of our children as cattle "the more the merryer".As far as parents doing something at home,2 things.1 some parents are affraid of the kids beating them up and some do.2 If we try old-school diseplin like"bring me a switch or the belt" like they did us when ever we got out of line C.P.S gets involved real quick. I got in trouble once and had to get a switch and mama tought me the meanning of repect. Let me tell you one thing I never got in trouble again much less for disrespecting a teacher.Im pretty sure most of you remember something simmilar, and we all turned out ok right?
43413286disillusioned said on Monday, May 17 at 2:47 PM
Apparently everyone has made valid points. The one I agree with is in metting out punishments. Good behavior must be rewarded ... Schools should merit the just. Some of these administrators attempt to save the world. They have a distorted view of reality if they choose not to punish those who violate the policies. One administrator tells his faculty , "We've got to do what's right for kids." It is sad to note that he is the most lenient and ineffective instructional leader because he does not met out any punishment. Generally, teachers at the two high schools in one district feel that he chooses not to provide the support that his position calls for. These schools need a "SKIRT" ... gone are the days of the late Anita P. Ochoa, Cecilia M. Moreno, Esther Boubel, Martha Rubio, and Minerva Ramirez.
43385547Its more than just ADA said on Monday, May 17 at 7:37 AM
I believe it cranks up to about $6K/kid/year so it's not really that much but one must be cognizant of Compulsory Education Laws. These laws are the reason districts must put up with them.
43357834chill out said on Sunday, May 16 at 9:06 PM
ADA (AVERAGE DAILY ATTENDANCE)is the only reason these bad apples remain in school. It is time to consider what we will lose if this continues.
43343924whatisfart said on Sunday, May 16 at 12:33 PM
Maybe whatisfair can convince the nonexistant leadership of a plan similar to Arizonas and begin profiling kids to oust them for good. United is trying its hand at immigration too.
43328298Concerned Citizen and Tax Payer said on Sunday, May 16 at 12:07 PM
FYI The juvenile that was interviewed was on Roach II pills. That juvenile was just brought back from expulsion at JJAEP. Not including the long record of serious crimes on his resume. I know that individual very well. He is an example of how things are going at Martin High School. There is no leadership in LISD with kahones or the discernment to be able to point out the trouble makers and expel them for good. This school reminds me of the school from the movie "Lean On Me". I am personally writing a letter to TEA about this great problem. This does not include all the kids that are in attendance at Martin that are not even citizens of this country.
43327494whatifair said on Saturday, May 15 at 10:35 PM
Heee Heeee Haaaa Haaa .... I always knew it would get your goat . When people don't have anything postive to say , they always stoop to a low level . Comparde , your GED education will only take you so far in life . Viva la raza !!!!!
43308756Hablas mucho y dices nada said on Saturday, May 15 at 4:50 PM
whatisfair? Ay tontos pasivos y activos. Tu eres activo. One that can cause real damage. There has always been those who talk a lot as if they know but don't say much. You are an astonishing fool with who knows naranjas of what it takes to educate. It is you wh.is part of the problem with your feble attitudes.
43298593whatisfair said on Saturday, May 15 at 12:50 PM
Nombre compa , if you been there , then you're part of the problem . Man up and do the right thing and do your JOB !! You must be one of those liberals who wants to give every kid a prize so they won't get their feeling hurt . Like I said , Life is tough , but , it's tougher when you're stupid . Now , go outside and go and play with your jumping rope . One more thing , why give free lunches/breakfast ? You can buy breakfast tacos for $ 1.99 at the Circle K . This free lunch things is another liberal freebie that causes us to pay higher taxes , but , you would need to ask your mommy about that since she pays taxes . Compa ,tell you mommy to take you past the IH-35 checkpoint and see how the other cities run their schools . Hijole !!!!!!!
43291509Can someone take Charge??? said on Saturday, May 15 at 12:17 AM
I move to Laredo a few years ago. After interacting with many students, I was asked if I saw the difference between LISD and UISD kids? In my eyes, they are all the same...they are students. Why do we have problems that can't seem to be fixed? I truly believe that parents aren't engaged with their kids at all. I guess some parents don't care about their kids future. What happened to being the example for our kids? Don't we want a better future for them? Now, if a students wishes to act up and misbehave, then deal with them swiftly, and squash the problem. Every campus I went to, I kept hearing teachers complain about students making a mockery of the discipline that the schools supposedly enforce. Students alike would brag of such things. You know, a while back, I was given some great advice...You can't polish a ROCK, no matter how hard you try. TEACHERS, I feel your pain. ADMINISTRATORS, get rid of the "problem childs", and if you need a SPINE to do your job, let me know.
43269467whatisfair no sabes ni maiz said on Friday, May 14 at 10:11 PM
I've been there compa. In a district that is made up of 100% free lunch recipients you won't get any money when you try to take it from their pocketbooks. No hay, no seas menso ni terco. Mommy's toys? What is fair? a place where one rides caballitos como tu.
43264932what's new said on Friday, May 14 at 4:49 PM
what action plan its the same one for the last five years. wake up and smell the stage 5 la Martin is in. it is in it for a reason nothing has beens happening at this campus for a long time. stop passing then buck. The administration,teachers,students,parents and communtity are to blame for letting it get to the boiling point.
43250843whatisfair said on Friday, May 14 at 1:19 PM
Oye Compadre , step away from your mommy's computer and go and play with your toys before you get in trouble with your mommy . I think you're the problem with your thinking . Money will hurt the parents and will make them and the students think twice . The way you recoup any lost money from the student being disruptive you make them pay a penalty .
43236898TAXPAYER said on Friday, May 14 at 11:56 AM
Hey Power Freaks! Boards and your followers.... Super Nelson and his gang.... It is time to take a good look at consequences you give students (BAD BOYS & GIRLS) they are in the lead. The horse race continues. No matter how many times teachers are blamed for not being able to discipline students (parenting skills that should be taught at home) You take a good look at the real picture!!! consequences students get for being 100% bad (nada) are a slap in the face. They continue to laugh at teachers because administrators and administration are afraid of the gang movement. If you touch their kids, you may be egg shelled or ??? Start supporting ur own (teachers) defend them and punish the students who should be kicked out of school if they don't want to learn. Bring in the professionals (Laredo Police Department) GET RID OF EXTRA Payroll LISD Police. They are just ur PUPPETS!!!! Don't enforce just are pulled by your strings.
43229904el profe said on Friday, May 14 at 8:38 AM
Apparently, all schools have problems and it's going to take a while to correct what's been escalateing.Administrators are more focused on AYP, daily attendance,TAKS scores and other statistics.This means they are not visible on the campus and students have no one to view as an authority figure.There are campus securities, but kids laugh them off as no threat.On my campus, there are about 25 to 30 kids roaming the halls yelling obscenities at each other or at teachers.Where are the administrators and securities?We have campus police, but it's like having the Keystone Cops protecting the school.Totally ineffective.Some of these kids should not be in school,they gang affiliated,drugged up,emotionally disturbed and somewhat psychotic.What normal parent wants their children attending a school where students yell obscenities or make physical threats at teachers.The community should get involved and be concerned, the good kids are at risk with all these "low lifes" or psychos running loose.
43212419como compadre? said on Friday, May 14 at 7:43 AM
Whatfair you made two comments and both missed. On the first you suggest to make them white shirts and ties. You are laughable too bad this is serious. You obviously are totally out of tune with what’s going on. LISD has a student dress code implemented by now gone Severita Sanchez and soon to be gone Elsa Arce both former UISD administrators. What was not counted on was the no consequences (right now it is in school suspension (ISS). The enforcement of this dress code has adds to the paper burden on teachers who now police student dress and their writing of mountains of paper referrals on students. To me I prefer my student in my classroom no matter what short of distractive dress. Students get shortchanged on instructional time sitting in ISS doing nothing instead of my class. Personally, because of my in class philosophy, I don’t write referrals for kids wearing jeans (this code is mandatory but ludicrous The second statement of hitting them in the pocket book is off the mark.
43207937whatisfair said on Friday, May 14 at 12:26 AM
I really hope that LISD put some strict rules next year . I believe the residents of LISD will back Mr. Nelson if he decides to get tough on these kids . If the kids misbehave you're out . I'm tired of paying taxes and our kids getting a subpar education . Mr Nelson , hit them where it hurts them , in the pocketbook .
43195649pm dress code said on Thursday, May 13 at 11:08 PM
i hear that your child will be suspended faster for the dress code violation than for any other offense. iam sure we are hearing only half of the truth about our high school problems. iam thankfull my child is in the early college program.
43193617Shocked! said on Thursday, May 13 at 9:59 PM
I just read today's paper that a teacher from LBJ tried to stop a fight and was elbowed in his eye. The hit was so bad that the teacher's eye left the socket! His eye literally was hanging out. OMG! What are we coming to???? These kids need to be removed from school immediately.
43190604"The Plan" said on Thursday, May 13 at 9:32 PM
Mr. Nelson says he has a plan. What is the plan and when are you going to implement it? You all need to get real security guards at the campuses.
43189058Nixon Too said on Thursday, May 13 at 9:27 PM
Nixon also has a big problem. Teachers and administrators have no control. I was there during noon the other and students were rude. They thought I didn't understand Spanish and shocked when I told them I spoke Spanish and understood all the bad remarks they were making. They didn't speak English. Surprised? Take back control. You all run the school, they do not control you. I felt very intimidated by these guys. Can you imagine how our "good" students feel. It's time to take action at both schools.
43188904how about prison ?? said on Thursday, May 13 at 7:05 PM
Maybe we need some German Nazis to implement discipline.
43182267Can you believe it! said on Thursday, May 13 at 12:42 PM
The parents from the kid that assaulted the teacher want the teacher FIRED and say that he started it all. They say their son is'" a good church going boy who has never been in trouble ever! That he is a straight A student, an alter boy, helps out at nursing homes, delievers food to the hungry, volunteers at the animal shelter, and can walk on water!!"
43155234whatisfair said on Thursday, May 13 at 12:08 PM
Make it mandatory to wear a white shirt with a tie and clean pants . Two , if you're late for class you're out and if you miss school and don't have a valid excuse you're out . Teacher can and will kick you out and you don't come back , PERIOD . Now , if parents want to bring their kids back , now you need to pay a $ 1000.00 bond . Some one mentioned about parents being friends to their kids , that's so true . We need to be parents and not BFFs . Now the last thing , ID all trouble makers now and next year make them put a bond and the first incident , kick them out for good . Life is tough ,but it's tougher when you're stupid . Have a nice day . Oh yeah , Nixon how about winning some football games , geez .
43152367Anonymous said on Thursday, May 13 at 11:17 AM
bring back boot camp!
43147842in favor of Perry's bully law said on Thursday, May 13 at 10:10 AM
Our children are not children anymore. They forget about having a childhood. Our chldren are playing at being adults but are not paying for the consequences; teenage pregnancy, drugs and fighting in school. If they want to act like adults then lets treat them like some. Let's get tougher with better security in our schools and a REAL no tolerance policy. Let's see if then we can correct this problem before these CHILDREN are active members of society.
43141693don't talk unless you really know said on Thursday, May 13 at 9:52 AM
Ok gamer so your solution is to have schools behave like turds too by "kicking the#$% out of them? You don't really offer a vialble and effective solution. You point out school and parental flaws, but thats all you did. As far as "all" the schools being that way, I disagree. Just take a look at the (fine arts, health, engineering business and early college) magnet schools and you will see otherwise. I will agree on a well made point though-it is not a teacher's job to teach kids how to behave themselves. Unfortunatly that form of education is needed so it is incumbent on educators to do it. Ni modo que le hacemos.
43140074blame said on Thursday, May 13 at 8:52 AM
start with cleaning house.we all know that they can not resolve any issues all they know is how to collect a pay check and then start sending these kids to jail no ifs no butts
43134417Gamer JP said on Thursday, May 13 at 12:17 AM
Here's a plan of action, how about getting these lost causes out of school, kicking the **** out of them (if they can dish it out they can certainly take it as well), fining the parents who are to lazy to control their child because they are either too busy trying to be their friends rather than their parents, STOP blaming the teacher because as much as I dislike High School teachers, it is not their job to teach our kids how to behave themselves and how about having some type of security who can actually do something when these things happen instead of them just standing by twiddling their fingers and enjoying the show. All the high schools here in laredo are bad in one way or another (and don't hit me with this school spirit **** that, "no it's not true so and so school isn't like that" BS they all are. Maybe just maybe, these kids would actually care about school if their parents would do a better job of being mom or dad, but sadly that will never happen here.
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