c/investigativejournalism · by Fosss@lemmy.world · 21h

This Private School Had Students Scrub Floors and Attack a Fellow Classmate. The State Still Funds It.

http://www.propublica.org/article/arkansas-private-schools-vouchers-delta-institute-developing-brain-autism-harm

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LemmyUser0909@sh.itjust.works · 3 pts · 20h (3 replies)

Japanese schools are cleaned by the students, they lack the beatings as far as I know.

https://japanchildsupport.com/articles/cleaning-time-souji-japanese-schools

DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social · 3 pts · 15h (1 reply)

Abuse is in the details. Given the "attack a fellow student" line I think they've lost the benefit of the doubt.

LemmyUser0909@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 12h

I was referring to my linked article.

Japanese schools are cleaned by the students, they (aka the Japanese schools) lack the beatings as far as I know.

phoenixz@lemmy.ca · 3 pts · 11h

There is a difference in cultural upbringing and plain abuse

Duro g the last FIFA world cup, Japanese fans cleaned up their part of the stadium, it doesn't surprise me that kids learning that on schools there is a thing. Cleaning is not punishment

Whatever the fuck is happening on schools in the USA is

phoenixz@lemmy.ca · 2 pts · 11h

taxpayer dollars are spent responsibly. “Student safety is ADE’s number one priority,” Education Department spokesperson Kaelin Clay wrote in an email.

That would be a lie

Tollana1234567@lemmy.today · 1 pts · 9h

most likely these faux charter schools are taking govt vouchers