Ukrainian Teenager Seeks Refuge From California Schools

Air raid sirens and the threat of Russian missiles may not create the best environment for schooling, but it apparently is better than going to public school in San Francisco.

A 13-year-old Ukrainian refugee named Yana recently found herself in San Francisco’s public schools, and the experience left her wanting to go back to Ukraine. She discovered that students jumping on desks, cursing out teachers, and interrupting classes were regular activities at the San Francisco middle school she was enrolled in. Students, even if they were repeat offenders, were not punished for these outbursts.

Just as ignoring the behavior of repeat offenders when it comes to crime leads to them being emboldened, it leads to disruptive students becoming more disruptive and more antagonistic. These bullies turned their targets on their new Ukrainian classmate, threatening her to the point that she has since dropped out of school (because the district refused to allow her to transfer).

Only a San Francisco classroom could make a student miss going to school in an actual war zone.

School officials don’t want to discipline troublemakers, at least in places such as San Francisco, because they apply the same standards that progressive district attorneys do to criminals. Disciplining students doesn’t address the “root causes,” and so these students must be coddled and asked nicely to stop misbehaving for the 20th time. Hopefully, they don’t bully too many students into dropping out before they learn their lesson.

And so, it appears that San Francisco is focused more on coddling troublemakers than on creating an environment where children can actually learn and grow. If your schools are scarier and more dysfunctional to children than schools that are under the threat of being bombed by Russians, perhaps it is time to reevaluate your school policies.