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I actually think alot of the posts in the newest forum "End govt schools" seem to read into the answer that is needed for our public school system as it stands.

Allowing admininstration to actively expel problematic students and repeat offenders and allow legislation that would prevent them from eating frizilous lawsuits from ignorant parents only looking to make a quick buck would be probably the largest answer as it stands. The rest could then be pointed at meaningless tests that require more memorization versus actual teaching, advancing intelligent students forward into more rigurous schools designed to further them and finally ousting lack-luster teachers who are only there to collect a pay-check. Raising their paychecks would also help because it would make teaching seem more of lucarative possiblity for college students like myself, allowing more competition within the field and bringing the ever smarter college student into positions that would better help education as a whole.

As it stands there are no means of removing parents who do not care and their under discplined children from the scenario. We have moved further and further away from strong punishment for misbehaviour and created a student body who thinks it can get away with whatever the teenage mind can create.