Has the idea of K-12 boarding schools for DPS ever been floated? Would it work?

[JenniferL]

I can see boarding schools as the answer for SOME kids, but only for those of middle of high school age. Little kids belong at home with their families, except in cases of abuse, neglect, or extreme dysfunction. Even then, putting them in an institutional setting is usually not a good idea.

[MikeyinBrooklyn]

I can see boarding schools as the answer for SOME kids, but only for those of middle of high school age. Little kids belong at home with their families, except in cases of abuse, neglect, or extreme dysfunction. Even then, putting them in an institutional setting is usually not a good idea.

Jennifer, I agree it should only be an option. It wouldn't be affordable [[or even beneficial) to do it for most kids. But those kids with truly shattered and horrific home lives [[and there a lot of them in Detroit) should have it as an option. Homes without a responsible adult in charge, taking care of the kids. It would have to be carefully planned and monitored. School officials and various social services would need to rigorously plan, and yet be nimble enough to meet the differing challenges kids have from different problematic backgrounds.

[believe14]

I can see boarding schools as the answer for SOME kids, but only for those of middle of high school age.

Most DPS kids are beyond the point of return by 9th grade. At that point the boarding school would resemble a prison. For this to work it would need to be on young kids, before they're corrupted by their environment.