Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-20
Pupil Expulsion Plan
Called Buck Passinq
Welfare Officials
Score Proposal
On IncorrieibIes

ASNAANO 0NAAOOA A0ORb, 11ObdIb
M. Corning's proposal to expel
incorrigible students was termed
buck-passing today by meme
bers of the Public Welfare ADJ
visory Council.
The charge followed the read
ing of an advisory council SUBJ
committee report for child care
by the Rev, Leo J. Coady.
Welfare Director Gerard Shea
said he fatty opposed the idea
of turning the children out into
the streets If they prove too diff
f1cult for school teachers to
handle. He advised the council
that he had already expressed
his opinion to DR.. Corning.
Mrs. Shea said this is still
a school problem. 1t isn't ours"
Transitional School
He said he had suggested at q
with DR.. Corning that
an intermediate step-the tram
sitional School-be provided for
such incorrigibles and added
that these problem children
shouldn't be wandering around
the street."
Council member Mrs. Alma
Scurlosk declared turning chill
dren loose is not the answer"
Council Chairman Mrs. David
BaZelon said such practice
would be dangerous to the
community" She asserted that
there would be less safeguards
left to community citizens if the
problem child, especially one
that is dangerous, is left with
out any supervision whatsoever.
DR.. Robert N. Miller stated
fatty in respect to the Corning
proposal these people seem to
think incorrigibles don't need an
Just an Excuse"
Another member, the Rev.
John F. Bianchi, declared: THE
proposal is just an excuse for
the rejection of a problem child.
Turning them loose on the
community is a disturbing
thing"
In his subcommittee report
which touched of the remarks,
Father Coady said his commits
tee has noted with concern"
that the Board OF Education is
considering legislation permits
ting expulsion of problem stu
dents. He said the council has
requested to De heard at any
subsequent meetings held by the
Board of Education in the mat
ter.
Expulsion of certain students
has been going on in District
schools for some time on an I'M
official basis. The current effort
TO write a law permitting ex-
puisions grew out of an effort
by school and juvenile authori-
ties to make explosions legal.
Incorrigible children were
asked to leave school long be-
fore Indignation in both the
white and colored divisions of
the school system, according to
school officials.
Father Coady also said his
committee has found consider
able parental neglect of children
in Washington. He said an
advisory council study disclosed
that mothers are no less culpable
than fathers when it comes to
neglecting their children.
Children Neglected
Included in his report were 10
family cases involving approxi-
mately rs children who had
either been treated cruelty Or
neglected to such a point their
health was seriously in danger
and they had to be taken into
the Receiving Home for care.
The 10 cases all occurred within
a one-week period and was con-
sidered average for a week.
The Advisory Committee also
said it would confer with the Ma
tional Capital Housing Agency
to fix a more equitable rent basis
for welfare recipients living in
public housing units. Mr.. Shea
pointed out that under the pres
ent setup persons whose rent is
being paid to NCHA by the We'll
fare Department are charged
approximately twice the monthly
rental as those designated emer-
gency cases who pay their own
rent.