Sentences with phrase «tolerance school discipline policies»

Ms. Dixon also co-authored several reports on zero tolerance school discipline policies that led youth from schools to jails.

Throughout the 1990s, the rise of zero - tolerance school discipline policies resulted in the widespread adoption of strict and mandatory responses for a large range of misbehavior in school.

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Many schools are still focused primarily on punitive discipline policies, like «zero - tolerance,» which rely on suspending and expelling students for disruptive behavior.

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.

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.

Zero - tolerance discipline policies don't improve school achievement or teach a lesson to the offender; they contribute to the «pipeline to prison» by pushing students out of school.

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.

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.

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 learning.

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

In 2014, the Obama administration released guidelines calling on schools to rethink zero - tolerance policies and end racial disparities in school discipline.

Restorative justice has replaced zero - tolerance discipline policies in schools around the country following evidence that tough discipline in schools sends primarily poor and minority students into the hands of the justice system.

As Richmond and Yatzko point out, there are dangers lurking in every direction — a lax, permissive approach to discipline can lead to chaos and can undermine learning, while an overly aggressive, zero - tolerance policy that results in frequent expulsions can have devastating and lasting effects for students, their families and the public school system itself.

As public schools are increasingly threatened by a view of education that supports privatization, zero - tolerance discipline policies, less funding, and high - stakes standardized tests, AROS is fighting back with a broad vision of American public education that prioritizes racial justice, equity and well - resourced, world - class, public community schools.

«Suspension rates increased dramatically in the 1990s as schools embraced zero - tolerance discipline policies.

Last month, the U.S. Department of Education and U.S. attorney general's office released national guidelines on student discipline codes, acknowledging many urban school districts» zero - tolerance policies have created school - to - prison pipelines.

A new report released by UCLA's Civil Rights Project adds to a growing collection of data that makes the case against using suspensions and so - called «zero tolerance» policies to discipline middle and high school students.

Whereas, the Hawkins / Jones platform of a Green New Deal calls for equitable funding for all of our schools, reduced class sizes across the state, support for programs that promote desegregation in our schools, an end to zero - tolerance discipline policies driving the school - to - prison pipeline, and allowing schools to develop methods of assessment organic to the learning process, and

Educators must learn how to untangle school discipline policy from zero - tolerance in policing, or the next uprising we see might be around a school.

More officers were assigned as schools implemented «zero - tolerance» discipline policies in the late 1990s and early 2000s in the wake of the Columbine school shootings and other high - profile incidents.

The American Federation of Teachers also took action following the death of 25 - year - old Freddie Gray, forming a Racial Equity Task Force to outline how the union could move schools away from zero - tolerance policies, reform discipline practices, and create more supportive environments for youth, especially young black men.

The national group, Alliance to Reclaim Our Schools, issued a statement explaining: «As public schools are increasingly threatened by a view of education that supports privatization, zero - tolerance discipline policies, less funding, and high - stakes standardized tests, AROS is fighting back with a broad vision of American public education that prioritizes racial justice, equity and well - resourced, world - class, public community schools.Schools, issued a statement explaining: «As public schools are increasingly threatened by a view of education that supports privatization, zero - tolerance discipline policies, less funding, and high - stakes standardized tests, AROS is fighting back with a broad vision of American public education that prioritizes racial justice, equity and well - resourced, world - class, public community schools.schools are increasingly threatened by a view of education that supports privatization, zero - tolerance discipline policies, less funding, and high - stakes standardized tests, AROS is fighting back with a broad vision of American public education that prioritizes racial justice, equity and well - resourced, world - class, public community schools.schools.»

Threat assessment represents an important component of a comprehensive approach to school safety that gives schools an alternative to zero tolerance discipline policies that have proven to be ineffective and counterproductive.

Teacher - powered teams can secure autonomy to determine discipline policies for their school as long as they comply with state statutes, including zero - tolerance laws and due process requirements.

Like most large school districts in the United States, discipline policies in Broward reflected the idea that the best way to maintain an orderly classroom is to get rid of disruptive students, an approach known as zero tolerance.

Concerned about the high numbers of student suspensions, state school board members are proposing an overhaul of discipline codes that would move away from zero - tolerance policies.

It looks at testing, school climate and «zero tolerance» discipline policies as causes of the Pipeline, and makes recommendations on assessment, accountability, discipline and student re-entry to schools.

He also touched on the ways that the policies that have been informing school discipline, such as suspending children for truancy, are nonsensical, and that the policies are often more about slogans that poll well (such as zero tolerance) than what makes the most sense for our schools.

Despite the failure of zero tolerance discipline policies in schools, the Trump administration is targeting an Obama - era memo that sought to limit such policies.

The Chicago Tribune's front page carried the above headline (left) on a story that described the discipline policy of the Noble Network of Charter Schools as «extreme,» «stricter than zero tolerance,» and «out of proportion,» and shared an example of a Noble student who was given a demerit for saying «Bless you» when a fellow student sneezed.

No one in the audience or on the panel supported zero tolerance approach to school discipline, and 25 % of the largest school districts have revised their zero tolerance policies to reduce negative consequences for minor infractions.

On January 25th, 2011, the Massachusetts coalition reconvened to continue the work of addressing zero tolerance and school discipline policies that are funneling children into the state's criminal justice system.

A new report from the National Education Policy Center examines how zero - tolerance discipline policies in schools negatively impact students of color — and offers several recommendations for protecting youth from state sanctioned violence.

Does your school have a «zero tolerance» discipline policy?

The event will also feature presenters and an in - depth discussion on the state of public education, the impact that Education Secretary DeVos is having around school privatization, zero tolerance discipline policies, the declining number of teachers of color and community schools.

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In states like California where zero - tolerance discipline policies are enforced, they've been handing out more suspensions than diplomas every year.2 And students are not being suspended for school safety issues; on the contrary, close to half of the suspensions were for «willful defiance,» which can include things like disrespectful behavior or dress code violations.

High school students and parents of color began to document the increasing use of a get - tough approach to discipline in schools and coined the phrase «school - to - prison pipeline» to describe the cycle of harsh discipline and justice system involvement that they saw.8 These activists were soon joined by a small group of academics and civil rights advocates, who produced and disseminated research on the racially discriminatory impact of zero - tolerance school disciplinary policies on children.9

Other types of childhood adversity can also include being homeless, living in a war zone, being an immigrant, moving many times, witnessing a sibling being abused, witnessing a father or other caregiver or extended family member being abused, involvement with the criminal justice system, attending a school that enforces a zero - tolerance discipline policy, etc..