The answer to challenging behaviors in kindergarten is support, not separation

When I read about a Tennessee school district considering alternative placements for kindergarten students with significant behavioral challenges, my first thought was not, “What is wrong with these children?” It was, “What supports have been provided to these children and the adults teaching them?”

In Tennessee, alternative placements are defined as separate educational settings used when students are removed from their regular classroom because of disciplinary concerns, making them among the most restrictive educational options …