“SRO Assaulted” or Poor School/Police Partnership? The Story Behind the Headlines at Smithfield-Selma High
Many media reports of this incident may be misleading. The title of many articles includes the idea that a “School Resource Officer was assaulted”—usually in the headline. But the context of the incident suggests there is much more to the story when one looks a bit more closely. Was an SRO assaulted? Maybe. But let’s […]
School Discipline Is Failing: The Urgent Need for Real Accountability
Discipline policies are meant to maintain order, protect learning environments, and hold students accountable. But when enforcement breaks down, the result is chaos, frustration, and a loss of authority in schools. According to media reports, Recent incidents at Rockford Public Schools in Virginia clearly provide an example of this failure. Teachers report that students involved […]
Parents Demand Action—But Can Schools Really Fix This?
By John Huber A recent incident in Loudoun County, Virgina has reignited the debate on the role of schools in addressing student behavior beyond their jurisdiction. Parents went to a board meeting demanding accountability after a video surfaced showing a middle school student using racial slurs toward a five-year-old. While the outrage is understandable, the […]
Sumter County SRO Arrested for Assault: Overreaction or Justified Action?
In this video, John Huber from Prowess Edge Consulting Group discusses the recent arrest of a school resource officer (SRO) in Sumter County, South Carolina, for third-degree assault. The incident raises questions about the appropriateness of detaining a student for using profane language and the protocols followed by the SRO.
Milford DE School Suspensions: Bias or Policy Failure?
DeKalb Student-Teacher Fight: Who’s Really Failing?
Delaware Defies Federal School Discipline Order: What should they have done?
Delaware’s Milford School District appears to be operating as if the Reinstating Common Sense School Discipline Policies Presidential Executive Order does not exist. This federal directive explicitly rejects suspension thresholds and mandates that disciplinary decisions be based on student behavior rather than statistical quotas. Yet, Milford continues to adhere to state-mandated suspension thresholds, raising concerns […]
Fewer Suspensions, More Chaos? The Unintended Consequences of Discipline Overhauls
In April 2025, a disturbing video surfaced from Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. High School in DeKalb County, Georgia, of a physical altercation between a student and a teacher. The footage, which quickly went viral, showed a student striking a teacher, who then retaliated. As security personnel intervened, other students became involved in the fray. […]
Restoring Order: Trump’s Push for Accountability in K-12 Discipline
At an Oval Office event on April 23, President Trump announced a set of executive orders “promising a more conservative approach to K-12 instruction”. Trump and his aides framed the initiative as restoring “common sense” discipline: the White House statement explained its goal is to ensure schools’ “discipline policies are based on objective behavior, not […]
Brooklyn Middle School Dean Arrested: When School Discipline Goes Too Far
An incident occurred at Charles O. Dewey Middle School in Brooklyn, New York where a dean of students was arrested for allegedly choking a 13-year-old student in the cafeteria. The altercation reportedly began when the dean instructed the student to change into his uniform, leading to a verbal dispute that escalated physically. Elvin Ventura, 53, […]