A "punitive school" refers to a type of education institution where strict discipline and punishment are emphasized to maintain order and control among students. Full definition
Organizations like the Center for Restoratives Approaches and Families and Friends of Louisiana's Incarcerated Children, helped usher in these changes by organizing and educating families about the dangers of punitive school discipline policies and by demonstrating that «zero - tolerance» approaches have no utility. (secondlineblog.org)
The practice is an offshoot of a national movement away from punitive school policies and punishments to a practice and philosophy termed restorative justice. (gse.harvard.edu)
The report issued by the Mayor's Leadership Team on School Climate and Discipline early in 2015 was followed late last year by Roadmap to Reduce Punitive School Discipline and Make Schools Safer. (e4e.org)