Teachers, Students Insist Protesters Unfairly Punished; Nadeau Seeks Suspensions

By: Rob Borkowski on January 11, 2017 in Schools

WARWICK, R.I. — Teachers and students at Tuesday’s School Committee meeting insisted three-hour detention for the 100 student walkout protesters Dec. 21 demonstrating against special education practices was punishment for the protest, not the truancy, while Vice Chairman Eugene Nadeau called for suspending the demonstrators.

ACLU: Unfairly Punishing Class-Cutting Protesters A First Amendment Violation

By: Rob Borkowski on January 9, 2017 in News to You, Schools

WARWICK, R.I. — The ACLU of RI has stated the alleged unfair punishment of 100 students who cut their final class Dec. 21 to protest Warwick Public Schools’ Special Education practices would be a First Amendment violation, and called for disclosure of Warwick Public Schools discipline practices.