Sentences with phrase «punitive school discipline practices»

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-LSB-...] discipline has become the subject of one of the most polarizing and entrenched debates in education: Opponents of the Obama guidance argue that it has handicapped schools from ensuring schools are safe and productive learning environments; proponents assert the rules promote equity and prevent educators from resorting to punitive discipline practices that are ineffective at best and pernicious at worst.

So that it's not just a dyad that is building this supportive relationship but also a school that is full of positive energy and the kids are really wanting to go there and in effect really moving from punitive disciplinary practices perhaps to more relational (so to speak) discipline practices but in a positive direction.

Restorative practices are a burgeoning alternative to traditional punitive justice such as suspensions (both in school and out of school) and other exclusionary forms of discipline.

This shift in discipline policy would eliminate or reduce more traditional punitive practices like suspension currently adopted by many schools to a restorative justice model that would employ techniques such as peer mediation, student justice pane...

The move away from harsh, punitive, exclusionary (and, let's face it, ineffective) discipline practices in schools and districts across the country is a welcome wave of change.

Three strategies are emerging as promising alternatives to punitive discipline practices in schools:

This shift in discipline policy would eliminate or reduce more traditional punitive practices like suspension currently adopted by many schools to a restorative justice model that would employ techniques such as peer mediation, student justice panels, and «give back» resolutions to change student behavior.

Our schools contribute to these conditions when we respond to student misbehaviors and acts of defiance with exclusionary and punitive discipline practices.

In the proposed resolution, the NAACP delegates cited concerns that charter schools deepen the segregation of public schools, disproportionately use highly punitive or exclusionary discipline practices and deprive public schools of resources.

Yet, in our public schools serving students of color and low - income students, classrooms are overcrowded and lack adequate resources, students and teachers face degrading environments, and schools use harsh, punitive discipline practices that deny students the opportunity to learn.

She started by changing school discipline policies from punitive to restorative, and training teachers on restorative justice practices.

Safeguard against an increase in and work to reduce reliance on other punitive discipline practices such as expulsions, school - based arrests or placements in alternative schools;

The resolution cited the fact that charter boards accept public money but lack democratic accountability, that charter schools are contributing to increased segregation, that punitive disciplinary policies are disproportionately used in charter schools as well as other practices that violate students» rights, that there is a pattern of fraud of mismanagement in the sector in general, and it then called for opposition to privatization of education, opposed diversion of funding from public schools, called for full funding for quality public education, called for legislation granting parents access to charter school boards and to strengthen oversight, called for charter schools to follow USDOJ and USDOE guidelines on student discipline and to help parents file complaints when those guidelines are violated, opposed efforts to weaken oversight, and called for a moratorium on charter school growth.

Every interaction that is backed by the training and guidance of restorative practices can transform school climate and make an impact on the lives of students affected by traditional, punitive discipline policies.

In this way, restorative practices offer a positive alternative to the punitive forms of discipline that disproportionately target students of color and push them out of our classrooms and school communities into the «school - to - prison pipeline.»

«A few studies have examined the utility of offering more intensive parent training interventions as universal supports to help parents get positively involved with their child's school, to reduce the use of punitive discipline practices, and to increase the use of positive management strategies at home.

In schools, restorative practices offer a positive alternative to punitive forms of discipline that can lead to suspension and the disproportionate punishment of students of color.

Three strategies are emerging as promising alternatives to punitive discipline practices in schools:

The move away from harsh, punitive, exclusionary (and, let's face it, ineffective) discipline practices in schools and districts across the country is a welcome wave of change.