Sentences with phrase «excessive school discipline»

While racial segregation in schools has been unconstitutional for over fifty years, Black students continue to face discrimination in the form of excessive school discipline.

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The symptoms I learned to look for to make the diagnosis were restless sleeping, mouth breathing during the day or during sleep, drooling during sleep and excessive daytime drooling (a product of mouth breathing), and daytime problematic behaviors like ADD, school problems, and difficulty with discipline.

Critics have accused its schools of excessive discipline and an inordinate focus on test scores.

Most importantly, the guidance reminded schools and districts that, pursuant to the Civil Rights Act of 1964, (and the corresponding disparate impact regulations established in that era), they have an obligation to eliminate unjustifiable policies associated with excessive and disparate discipline.

Except in the case of excessive force or cruel and unusual punishment, a teacher or other member of the instructional staff, a principal or the principal's designated representative, or a bus driver shall not be civilly or criminally liable for any action carried out in conformity with State Board of Education and district school board rules regarding the control, discipline, suspension, and expulsion of students, including, but not limited to, any exercise of authority under s. 1003.32 or s. 1006.09.

The complaint goes on to state that the school, which currently enrolls 70 students in grades K - 8, fails to educate students in any subjects other than basic reading, writing and math; it lacks a system to provide special education; it's understaffed and the teachers it does employ are underqualified; it doesn't have a functioning library; and teachers and administrators use excessive and exclusionary discipline on the children.

In some cases, the school's discipline policies are excessive or unduly punitive; in others, students who are not «making the grade» or who need special services are encouraged to leave.

These findings suggest that excessive use of exclusionary discipline affects the entire climate of the school, making it an environment less conducive to learning for all students.