The report reviews data and research on student absences — finding that unexpected factors such as unstable housing, fear of bullying, and
punitive school discipline policies as well as health conditions such as hunger, dental pain, respiratory illness, and depression contribute to absenteeism.
The report reviews data and research on student absences — finding that unexpected factors such as unstable housing, fear of bullying, and
punitive school discipline policies as well as health conditions such as hunger,...
Many of the youth in the room were leaders who were instrumental in LAUSD's passing the Student Climate Bill of Rights, which favors alternatives that promote positive behavior over
punitive school discipline policies.
Not exact matches
Many
schools are still focused primarily on
punitive discipline policies, like «zero - tolerance,» which rely on suspending and expelling students for disruptive behavior.
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.
This shift in
discipline policy would eliminate or reduce more traditional
punitive practices like suspension currently adopted by many
schools to a restorative justice model that would employ techniques such as peer mediation, student justice pane...
This shift in
discipline policy would eliminate or reduce more traditional
punitive practices like suspension currently adopted by many
schools to a restorative justice model that would employ techniques such as peer mediation, student justice panels, and «give back» resolutions to change student behavior.
It is increasingly being implemented in California
schools as the state has passed laws and
school districts have adopted
policies aimed at reducing suspensions and other forms of
punitive discipline.
We recognize that a negative
school climate, overly
punitive discipline policies, and a lack of focus on supporting the whole child can keep our students from reaching their full potential.
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.
She started by changing
school discipline policies from
punitive to restorative, and training teachers on restorative justice practices.
Bad
policy backed by slipshod data equals damage to children, especially those from Black, Latino, and American Indian and Alaska Native households most - likely to be suspended, expelled and sent to juvenile justice systems (the
school - to - prison pipeline) as a result of districts and other
school operators overusing the most -
punitive of
school discipline.
Replacing struggling neighborhood
schools with charter
schools leaves too many children behind; we have documented the
punitive, often financially burdensome
discipline and push - out
policies of some of the most heavily promoted charter
schools.
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.
With the growing awareness that students of color are overrepresented in
school discipline data, San Diego Unified — along with many other
school districts — has moved toward softer, less
punitive discipline policies.
The resolution cited the fact that charter boards accept public money but lack democratic accountability, that charter
schools are contributing to increased segregation, that
punitive disciplinary
policies are disproportionately used in charter
schools as well as other practices that violate students» rights, that there is a pattern of fraud of mismanagement in the sector in general, and it then called for opposition to privatization of education, opposed diversion of funding from public
schools, called for full funding for quality public education, called for legislation granting parents access to charter
school boards and to strengthen oversight, called for charter
schools to follow USDOJ and USDOE guidelines on student
discipline and to help parents file complaints when those guidelines are violated, opposed efforts to weaken oversight, and called for a moratorium on charter
school growth.
While San Diego Unified — along with many other
school districts — has moved toward softer, less punitive discipline policies in recent years, some parents in southeastern San Diego are choosing The O'Farrell Charter School precisely for its stringent discipline pol
school districts — has moved toward softer, less
punitive discipline policies in recent years, some parents in southeastern San Diego are choosing The O'Farrell Charter
School precisely for its stringent discipline pol
School precisely for its stringent
discipline policies.
Every interaction that is backed by the training and guidance of restorative practices can transform
school climate and make an impact on the lives of students affected by traditional,
punitive discipline policies.
For example, were the classroom programs in the analysis coupled with broader changes to
school policy, like less
punitive approaches to
discipline?
Meanwhile, the
school transitions to a restorative
discipline policy, and staff members learn how to use restorative interventions to address situations in which harm has been done, creating an alternative to
punitive discipline.