Much smaller classes (like 15 kids, tops) where the teacher can kick a disruptive student out at will and where there's a written contract between the teacher, the parent or guardian, and the student about academic and behavioral expectations would be a start.
I suspect that in a lot of these difficult classrooms, a small handful of disruptive students can create a hostile environment that spreads to the teacher, the administration, the other students, and the parents of the other students, and that getting rid of the bad apples would make the other parents happier about having their kids in the class.
Even if it means saying that 10% of the kids in these schools are never going to graduate and are going to be consigned to the ghetto, it's better than what's happening now where almost 100% of the kids are missing the opportunity for a decent education.
I've also wondered for a while why inner-city schools don't have cameras in the classroom. It's not a great solution, but if Timmy knows that he can't smack Johnny upside the head and get away with it, then it might cut down on a lot of nonsense. 
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