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.
In an October article for the periodical Education Next, researchers Matthew Steinberg and Johanna Lacoe argued that current evidence is inconclusive on whether disproportionate discipline is actually the result of bias, and researchers have been unable to show how
exclusionary discipline affects school climate or students» future lives.
Not exact matches
The article also said that more research is needed to determine whether alternatives to
exclusionary discipline will
affect safety and student outcomes.
The OLN is also examining disciplinary practices and policies among their schools and whether
exclusionary discipline is more likely to
affect students in different subgroups.
Additionally, a 2014 study of Kentucky secondary schools found that «higher levels of
exclusionary discipline within schools over time generate collateral damage, negatively
affecting the academic achievement of non-suspended students in punitive contexts» (Perry and Morris, 2014, 1).