New APS policy would deny enrollment for students with previous expulsions

6.16.23 – Gene Grant and The Line Opinion Panel talk through a planned policy change at Albuquerque Public Schools that would prevent prospective students with past expulsions or other disciplinary issues from enrolling in the district’s schools. Our panelists debate some of the concerns surrounding the policy, including the possibility that it could push more kids through the cracks and into the criminal justice system.

Host: Gene Grant

Line Opinion Panelists:
Martha Burk, political psychologist, author
Shaun Griswold, editor, Source New Mexico
Merritt Allen, Vox Optima Public Relations

For More Information:

Albuquerque Public Schools poised to deny enrollment based on past expulsions, behaviors – Albuquerque Journal

Native students are expelled in New Mexico far more than any other group. This school district is ground zero for the disparity. – New Mexico In Depth

APS funding has increased while enrollment continues to fall, evaluation finds – Albuquerque Journal

With Plunging Enrollment, a ‘Seismic Hit’ to Public Schools – The New York Times

The forces underlying the public school enrollment drop – Kappan