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Published in The Opinion Pages of the New York Times

René Hardwick says seclusion of students is “not just time out.” Photo by Imani Khayyam. JACKSON — CANTON—Volance Sanders' 13-year-old son was in his language-arts class at Nichols Middle School in the Canton Public School District where, he said, another boy kept hitting him. The boy appealed to his teacher for help, but he said the teacher dismissed his complaints, brushing off the other student's actions. So the boy kept hitting him. Finally, Sanders' son had enough. He stood up, coming face-to-face with the other boy. That's when former Nichols Middle School principal Brent Ward

Change is always discussed and planned during an election year. Right now, across the entire country, people are marching, demonstrating and protestin