Sentences with phrase «exclusionary school discipline policies»

The presence of police officers, guns, handcuffs, and metal detectors in schools creates hostile teaching and learning environments that are reinforced by harsh, punitive, and exclusionary school discipline policies.

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Of the program - and policy - based alternatives to exclusionary discipline, Steinberg and Lacoe report the most evidence for, and positive effects from, the Schoolwide Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (SWPBIS) program, a strategy that aims to change a school culture by setting clear behavioral expectations, laying out a continuum of consequences for infractions, and reinforcing positive behavior.

In particular, schools will need to adopt alternative practices, rather than eliminating or dramatically reducing the use of exclusionary discipline in a policy void.

Finally, the letter contains a significant appendix of «illustrative» specific suggestions for policy and practice that could serve to help states and districts avoid violations, urging schools to reduce the use of suspension and other forms of exclusionary discipline, focusing instead on positive approaches.

The 2014 letter declares that «Studies have suggested a correlation between exclusionary discipline policies and practices and an array of serious educational, economic, and social problems, including school avoidance... decreased academic achievement... increased likelihood of dropping out; substance abuse; and involvement with juvenile justice systems.»

Changes to district policies guiding school discipline and student conduct constitute a direct approach to reducing exclusionary discipline.

But there also could be «unintended consequences,» with schools changing suspension policies or switching to other forms of «exclusionary discipline,» Bellwether said.

And, you know, speaking to education and justice, in 2011, the u.s. department — the departments of education and justice launched a supportive school discipline initiative to reduce exclusionary discipline policies, practices and their impact on youth of color and youth with disabilities.

An unintended consequence of these policies and practices was that youth with behavioral health needs were put at an increased risk for exclusionary discipline and school - based arrests.

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.

Studies have suggested a correlation between exclusionary discipline policies and practices and an array of serious educational, economic, and social problems, including school avoidance and diminished educational engagement; 9 decreased academic achievement; 10 increased behavior problems; 11 increased likelihood of dropping out; 12 substance abuse; 13 and involvement with juvenile justice systems.14

Ensure that the school's written discipline policies provide for alternatives to in - school and out - of - school suspensions and other exclusionary practices (i.e., expulsions).

We also look at the policies in public schools and neighboring jurisdictions that have already made efforts to reduce exclusionary discipline to discern lessons that could be useful to the District.

A progressive discipline policy that limits the use of exclusionary discipline practices and encourages all schools to respond to misbehavior using supportive, restorative discipline practices to promote social and emotional development.The result of this policy shift and accompanying professional development efforts has been a dramatic decrease in suspensions and expulsions and an increase in the use of instructive, corrective, and restorative responses to misconduct.