Yes it is. Those reading skills are the foundation for everything that comes after. I personally could not read well until the seventh grade. In the seventh grade, I took a semester of reading which dramatically changed not only my reading abilities but also my desire to learn. Outrageous behavior cannot be tolerated in the schools anymore than it is tolerated in society.
Schools are a place of learning and a place of socialization.
It is in school where we learn the basics of functioning in society in general. I see nothing wrong with enforcing a level of discipline on students that prepares them for the realities of life in a civilized society. and provide them with the resources and tools necessary to accomplish those tasks. I believe there is a very big problem regarding the difference in school facilities and this directly impacts on the student's ability to have an equal education with other children in the state. The children in the first grade in El Campo should have the same minimum level of facilities as the children in Houston. I will work hard to find a viable plan to reduce the present inequities.