Sentences with phrase «in school discipline policy»

West Virginia and Philadelphia provide examples of how cooperation between state boards, local law enforcement officials, the mental health community, and educators can lead to success in school discipline policy reform.

In his campaign literature, Lasher says, «We have seen a disturbing rise in school discipline policies that rely on fear and shame; are used to push students out of schools, either directly or indirectly; are too often implemented in racially disparate ways; and which can be the starting point for the school - to - prison pipeline that has contributed to the mass incarceration of young men of color.»

The federal Office of Civil Rights has the responsibility to ensure that racism is not a factor in school discipline policies or the public education system writ large.

Not exact matches

But school discipline policies are moving in the opposite direction: out - of - school suspensions have increased about 10 percent since 2000.

It strikes me as a dangerous exaggeration that may seem to justify a differentiation in the pedagogies and the social policies that are enacted or applied within such neighborhoods, with greater emphasis on rigid discipline than on the informality and intellectual expansiveness that are familiar in the better schools that educate the children of rich people.

Kasprzyk, who said he was always «in total deep trouble» at his junior high school in Worth, said he thinks the policy of letting students discipline their peers works.

If your teen gets in trouble at school for using his cellphone when he's not supposed to, support their discipline policy.

She / he carries the initiative to ensure that decisions and policies of the Conference are developed and executed in a timely way in personnel matters, pedagogical matters including program development, student well - being and discipline, and family relations with the school.

De Blasio's school discipline overhaul is drawing fire from the teachers union and parents who say the city hasn't done enough to back up the new policies that prompted a huge drop in student suspensions.

«For the de Blasio administration to acknowledge the problems in our schools and to establish a Leadership Team tasked with working collaboratively to develop common sense and humane discipline policies is a significant step in making that vision a reality,» NYCLU executive director Donna Lieberman said in a statement.

The Department of Education announced a series of long - awaited reforms to the school discipline code on Friday, including new policies aimed at lowering suspension rates, and new funding to support restorative justices practices and students in the criminal justice system.

«The union's rejection of this resolution - which called for more black teachers in schools, an end to discriminatory discipline policies and more diversity in the curriculum — only impedes the school system's progress towards racial justice,» they wrote.

The team has representatives from the Wilson Center, Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard University, Harvard Medical School, Harvard School of Public Health, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Boston University and Arizona State University working in disciplines ranging from genome engineering and public health and ecology to risk and policy analysis.

Our student policy will only cover the discipline you are in school for on the day your coverage begins.

When diverse schools institute rigid academic tracking that places students of color in low - level classes or employ harsh discipline policies that exclude students rather than providing support, they are not truly integrated.

Last week, officials from the U.S. Department of Education met with critics of school discipline policies that were put in place under the Obama administration.

Most importantly, in 2014 it issued profoundly misguided policies on school discipline.

Members of Congress debated a directive to drive down disproportionately high discipline rates for students of color with Republicans questioning whether similar policies in a Florida district allowed the accused Parkland, Fla., shooter to avoid being arrested despite his reportedly frequent discipline issues at school.

Working with HGSE students, she has developed case studies focusing on particular dilemmas of justice in schools and school districts like ethics of grade inflation, eighth - grade promotion and retention policies, lottery - based school assignment, disciplining socially fragile children, and teacher firings.

«Civil Rights Enforcement Gone Haywire: The federal government's new school - discipline policy» will be available at educationnext.org and will appear in the Fall 2014 issue of Education Next.

For many of these youth, the pipeline starts early; their experiences in school with zero tolerance discipline policies have led to unnecessary criminalization of nonviolent behaviors and, in some cases, nearly tripled the occurrence of suspensions and expulsions.

In a new article for Education Next, Matthew Steinberg of the Penn Graduate School of Education and Johanna Lacoe of Mathematica Policy Research document the scope of discipline policy reform taking place across states and districts natioPolicy Research document the scope of discipline policy reform taking place across states and districts natiopolicy reform taking place across states and districts nationwide.

As educators» discretionary authority over school discipline has been challenged and undermined, counterproductive authoritarian measures such as zero - tolerance policies have been implemented in its place.

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

We add to this discussion our findings that the legal understandings underlying school discipline policies depart in significant ways from the case law on which they are assumed to be based, according expansive rights and protections to students, even as the courts have tended to side with school authorities.

Some of the disparity in suspension rates may stem from racism or variations in discipline policies but some may stem from differences in student behavior — differences driven by poverty and the other out - of - school factors.

While discipline policies vary across schools, districts, and states — and as the nation's largest school district the New York City public schools are likely more bureaucratized and formalized in matters of school discipline than smaller districts — the scale, scope, and level of complexity of the legal regulations affecting day - to - day school practices appear quite formidable.

Recently, the CRDC has revealed inequities in school discipline and chronic absenteeism that have led to important policy changes.

They find over half the gap in racial discipline rates is generated within schools; that is, it is not simply a story in which black and white students attend schools with different discipline policies.

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.

Isn't it likely that at least some of the suspensions gap stems not from racism or variations in discipline policies but from differences in student behavior — differences driven by poverty and the other out - of - school factors mentioned above?

And plenty of «no - excuses» charter schools are known for their tough discipline policies — which, yes, sometimes result in a high number of students leaving.

A study by the University of Pennsylvania's Matthew Steinberg and Mathematica's Johanna Lacoe, and published by the Thomas B. Fordham Institute, also found a differential response to school discipline reforms in Philadelphia, with high - poverty schools mostly ignoring the district's new policy and / or suspending even more students for serious infractions.

In her field work in Mississippi, Tieken says she has heard «horrific stories about the kinds of discipline happening and policies not being enforced;» for example, parents not being allowed into the school when they should be, or administrators ignoring required procedures in referring children to special educatioIn her field work in Mississippi, Tieken says she has heard «horrific stories about the kinds of discipline happening and policies not being enforced;» for example, parents not being allowed into the school when they should be, or administrators ignoring required procedures in referring children to special educatioin Mississippi, Tieken says she has heard «horrific stories about the kinds of discipline happening and policies not being enforced;» for example, parents not being allowed into the school when they should be, or administrators ignoring required procedures in referring children to special educatioin referring children to special education.

In the face of bureaucratic hostility, endless second - guessing about discipline and various school policies, and a bizarre amount of vitriol, the Success Academy earned the Broad Prize for Pubic Charter Schools (Full disclosure: I'm a member of the Broad Prize review board).

Included in the agreement is a call for the school to submit for OCR approval policies ranging from student discipline to notification of parents of their rights under disability laws.

Young people across the country have recently advocated against the criminalization of youth in schools, tracking, and punitive discipline policies; and in favor of gun control, LGBTQ rights, and a National Bill of Student Rights.

guidelines and programs for in - service education programs for all district staff members to ensure effective implementation of school policy on school conduct and discipline

In addition, we seek to highlight schools with strong and welcoming cultures, therefore we will only recognize schools if they reject «zero tolerance» policies and other discipline policies that unnecessarily exclude students from opportunities to learn.

guidelines and programs for in - service education programs for all district staff members to ensure effective implementation of school policy on school conduct and discipline, including but not limited to, guidelines on promoting a safe and supportive school climate while discouraging, among other things, harassment, bullying and discrimination against students by students and / or school employees; and including safe and supportive school climate concepts in the curriculum and classroom management; and

A get - tough attitude prevailed among educators in the 1980s and 1990s, but research shows that zero - tolerance policies don't make schools safer and lead to disproportionate discipline for students of color.

The report considered whether the change in discipline policy was associated with any of the following: (a) district - wide out - of - school suspension rates, (b) academic and behavioral outcomes for students (looking separately at students who had a record of prior suspensions and those with no prior suspensions), and (c) racial disparities in suspensions.

I totally understand and respect why many members of PIE Network would speak up in support of the Obama - era policy on school discipline reform.

In schools, the analog to such policies is a «zero tolerance» discipline code, in which school officials crack down on even «low level» offenses such as defiance, minor physical contact, and inappropriate language, because of the potential consequences of such behavior on other students and their learninIn schools, the analog to such policies is a «zero tolerance» discipline code, in which school officials crack down on even «low level» offenses such as defiance, minor physical contact, and inappropriate language, because of the potential consequences of such behavior on other students and their learninin which school officials crack down on even «low level» offenses such as defiance, minor physical contact, and inappropriate language, because of the potential consequences of such behavior on other students and their learning.

As someone who wants the Obama - era policy on school discipline revised or rescinded, I very much hope we'll see action on this front in 2018.

Zero - tolerance policies in school give straightforward discipline guidance to administrators by removing discretion in the enforcement of a rule.

In a recent speech, Hillary Clinton embraced the Obama administration's efforts to reform school discipline policies that rely heavily on suspension and expulsion, noting that these policies disproportionately affect black students.

An increase in the prevalence of strict discipline policies and high - stakes standardized tests is combining to form a pathway that shuttles students directly from public schools to prisons, a new report argues.

Especially in the areas of setting discipline policy and establishing curriculum, private school teachers in 1993 - 94 were more likely than public school teachers to report that they had a great deal of influence.

Dunn argues that the Office of Civil Rights in the U.S. Department of Education has been using «disparate impact analysis» to issue profoundly misguided policies on school discipline and school finance.