Bullied to the Point of Being Suicidal Due to an Obama Era Regulation? | Underreported

Nicole Landers found a note written by her 9-year-old son, Jared. “Kill me. I mean nothing. I have issues,” it read. Nicole and her husband Josh Landers, a couple in Baltimore County, had experienced firsthand what they believed to be the fallout of an Obama-era school discipline policy — one that enabled their children to be threatened, bullied, and sexually harassed. The U.S. Department of Education had good intentions in establishing the policy, noting that black students in the 2011-12 school year were three times as likely to be suspended and expelled as white students. Many argued that high suspension rates for minority students contributed to a “school-to-prison pipeline,” where already disadvantaged children ended up incarcerated. But Josh Landers said the change has unfortunately shifted policy, “of zero tolerance to extreme tolerance,” and has “disarmed teachers from having the ability to control their classes and stay safe and protected.” They said their 12-year-old daughter, Tamar, faced multiple instances of sexual harassment in the same school district, and that Justin, their 18-year-old son, was threatened after reporting a student with a knife in class at his school, Loch Raven High School. The Landers have filed reports and even started Parents Against School Violence, a group that has called on Education Secretary Betsy DeVos to rescind the Obama administration’s 2014 guidance. The Daily Signal's Kelsey Harkness met with the Landers to get a full picture of their story and an issue that could have impacted many other children. Read the full story on The Daily Signal, here: https://www.dailysignal.com/2018/06/0... More Underreported videos, here:    • Underreported   Still haven’t subscribed to The Daily Signal on YouTube? Click here ► https://bit.ly/2oz8N1I Follow The Daily Signal on Facebook:   / thedailysignalnews   Follow The Daily Signal on Twitter:   / dailysignal   Follow The Daily Signal on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thedailysig...