It encourages teachers to build relationships with their students and leverage those relationships to deal with behavior before using
exclusionary discipline as a last resort.
Not exact matches
That letter — and other efforts to reduce
exclusionary discipline, such
as suspensions, in favor of reforms like restorative justice — sparked a backlash from critics who accused the department of government overreach and of prompting chaos and disorder that could most harm students of color.
The scholars write, «Across the state, black students are about 2.4 times
as likely to receive
exclusionary discipline (conditional on reported infractions and other student characteristics), whereas within school, this same conditional disparity is not statistically significant.»
Further, they note that researchers have not yet established a causal relationship between the use of
exclusionary discipline and either school climate or students» later lives — such
as the school - to - prison pipeline.
Steinberg and Lacoe note an increase in the use of
exclusionary discipline to address nonviolent offenses, such
as school uniform violations or refusal to turn off a cellphone.
As of May 2015, 22 states and the District of Columbia had revised their laws in order to require or encourage schools to: limit the use of exclusionary discipline practices; implement supportive (that is, nonpunitive) discipline strategies that rely on behavioral interventions; and provide support services such as counseling, dropout prevention, and guidance services for at - risk student
As of May 2015, 22 states and the District of Columbia had revised their laws in order to require or encourage schools to: limit the use of
exclusionary discipline practices; implement supportive (that is, nonpunitive)
discipline strategies that rely on behavioral interventions; and provide support services such
as counseling, dropout prevention, and guidance services for at - risk student
as counseling, dropout prevention, and guidance services for at - risk students.
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.
The news was welcomed by those who oppose the frequent use of suspensions and expulsions, known
as exclusionary discipline.
Fourth, even
as our quality improves, our schools have made remarkable progress reducing
exclusionary discipline.
Effective remedies to improve instruction, learning and school climate (including, e.g., decreases in bullying and harassment, use of
exclusionary discipline practices, use of police in schools, and student referrals to law enforcement) for students enrolled are implemented in any school where the school
as a whole, or any subgroup of students, has not met the annual achievement and graduation targets or where achievement gaps persist.
As many of you know, Black students are disproportionately referred to law enforcement and school - related arrests, as well as subjected to exclusionary disciplin
As many of you know, Black students are disproportionately referred to law enforcement and school - related arrests,
as well as subjected to exclusionary disciplin
as well
as subjected to exclusionary disciplin
as subjected to
exclusionary discipline.
They argue that
exclusionary discipline practices such
as suspension and expulsion can have detrimental impacts, and they discuss the use of restorative justice to address bullying Other topics include Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supporters (PBIS) and social and emotional learning.
We have experience helping develop alternatives to
exclusionary discipline practices,
as well
as tools and resources that can support your school's creation and implementation of school wide expectations and consequences.
If,
as research suggests,
exclusionary, zero - tolerance approaches to school
discipline are not the best way to create a safe climate, how can school leaders maintain
discipline and safety?
When teachers build relationships with their students through strong emotional supports and high - quality teaching, it leads to increased cooperation and engagement in the classroom
as well
as fewer instances of
exclusionary discipline.
A clear example of an issue that is a problem in some places is use of
exclusionary discipline; an issue I have spent most of my adult life addressing
as a researcher and advocate.
Heavy use of
exclusionary discipline has negative consequences for individual students
as well
as schools.
That federal guidance helps teachers and schools reduce
exclusionary discipline like suspensions and encourages proactive approaches to address the causes of misbehavior and hold students accountable in the inevitable cases when students make the wrong choices, known
as restorative practices.
Exclusionary discipline refers to disciplinary placements that remove a student from his or her regular classroom assignment, such
as suspension, placement in a disciplinary alternative education program (DAEP), or expulsion.
Exclusionary discipline such
as suspension isolates the children most in need of social - emotional development, and is associated with terrible educational outcomes.
This practice can help connect children to interventions that address the underlying issue, thereby reducing disruptive behaviors.27 Policymakers can also promote the use of school - based counseling and mental health programs
as an alternative to
exclusionary discipline by providing funding and technical assistance to programs.