Teachers 'fearful' about escalating violence at Southeast High( Wichita Eagle, December 1, 2017): Some employees at Southeast High School in Wichita say they have 'grave concerns' about escalating violence and unruly behavior at the school, and they're urging leaders to take 'decisive and strong actions' to combat it." This continues a theme from this summer, as further reported in  Behavior is getting worse in Wichita classrooms, data shows. ( Wichita Eagle, June 16, 2017): "Discipline problems have increased substantially in Wichita schools over the past four years, particularly among the district's youngest students, according to data obtained by The Eagle. The situation is frustrating teachers, prompting some of them to leave the profession, and has inspired a new program aimed at teaching elementary school students how to pay attention, follow directions and control their emotions."

I was surprised to learn of these problems that have been developing in the Wichita Public Schools. That's because  John Allison, the immediate past superintendent, was universally praised by the school board and district administration. Allison left at the end of June after serving eight years to become superintendent in Olathe. Hopefully that district will not experience the erosion in discipline that Allison presided over in Wichita.