The expansion of
student legal entitlements has been accompanied by the increasing formalization and institutionalization of school discipline.
Not exact matches
We found that while expectations of formal due process protections were broadly diffused for
students when facing major disciplinary actions, many of them had also come to expect these
legal entitlements when facing minor day - to - day discipline.
As various social and political actors consider
legal regulatory reforms, it is important to recognize that the expansion of
students»
legal entitlements has also increased the potential for
student dissent in U.S. schools, whether of a political, religious, or ideological character.
We highlight here the extent to which both
students and educators have developed an expansive definition of
legal rights of
students, the relationship between this sense of
legal entitlement and school disciplinary practices, and perceptions of the fairness and legitimacy of various school disciplinary practices.
We found that
students» sense of
legal entitlement was expansive, and that teacher and administrator expectations of required
student due process protections were even more so.
Our work with families, strong partnerships with leaders and service providers in immigrant communities, and expertise on
legal rights and
entitlements place us at the forefront of efforts to improve educational opportunities for these
students.