Going online keeps students in line; West Bend principal says staff blogs, penalty system decrease behavioral problems

From: The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel | Date: July 6, 2005| Author: TOM KERTSCHER | Copyright information

West Bend A new principal says the use of electronic communication among staff members has helped reduce student behavioral problems by 66% in one year.

At the same time, a new system for disciplining students also helped reduce the number of Badger Middle School students sent to the dean's office because of misbehavior, said first-year principal Ted Neitzke, 34. But the use of a daily "blog" an adaptation of e-mails shared among teachers and other staff was perhaps more important, ...