Sentences with phrase «use of suspensions»

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Education Interrupted: the Growing Use of Suspensions in New York City's Public Schools, New York Civil Liberties Union and the Student Safety Coalition, January 2011.

When the study authors controlled for whether these students exhibited prior behavioral problems (in kindergarten, 1st, and 3rd grades), they found that the racial gap in 8th - grade suspension rates disappeared, leading them to conclude that the disproportionate use of suspensions was probably not the result of racial bias.

The news was welcomed by those who oppose the frequent use of suspensions and expulsions, known as exclusionary discipline.

When it comes to education, she defends her school's regular use of suspensions — saying they're equivalent to home time - outs, and help foster safety, community values, and norms.

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• Well - versed in tilting, dipping, and turning suspended loads to maneuver over, under, and around obstacles, by making good use of suspension techniques.

The Department is now considering eliminating guidance aimed at reducing the disproportionate use of suspensions and expulsions on Black and Brown students and students with disabilities.

Modifications to the discipline code by Mayor de Blasio will ban the use of suspensions in kindergarten through second grade and create the city's first formal protocols for adding and removing metal detectors from schools.

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The only difference is the added challenge due to the use of suspension straps.

This guidance has led many districts to reduce their use of suspensions and expulsion and implement alternative discipline approaches.

Here in DC, the city council is considering a bill that would severely restrict the use of suspensions.

The guidance suggests reducing the use of suspension: research on Philadelphia's recent efforts to do so points to major implementation challenges.

Three out of five schools reduced their use of suspensions for «conduct» offenses (but did not eliminate them as mandated), and another fifth of schools increased their use of conduct suspensions compared to baseline.

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.

While rigorous evidence on the causal impact of restorative justice on student outcomes is scarce, Trevor Fronius and colleagues reviewed the descriptive literature and found that all studies documented decreases in the use of suspensions, expulsions, or violent student behavior, as the program was implemented.

And as of the 2015 — 16 school year, 23 of the 100 largest school districts nationwide had implemented policy reforms requiring nonpunitive discipline strategies and / or limits to the use of suspensions.

Revising student codes of conduct to reduce the use of suspensions, particularly for lower - level offenses, shows promise as a strategy to reduce suspension usage (as in a study we conducted in Philadelphia).

It warned administrators that they could be subject to a federal civil rights investigation if their data showed significant racial disparities in the use of suspensions or expulsions, and could be found guilty of discrimination even if they had race - neutral discipline policies that were being applied even - handedly.

This bill would limit the use of suspension and expulsion in kindergarten through 8th grade to instances of physical and emotional injury, whether actual, attempted, or threatened.

Summary: To establish parameters for local education agencies» discipline policies to ensure student safety and access to education, including limits on the use of suspensions and expulsions, reporting, and supports provided by the Office of the State Superintendent of Education to promote trauma - informed educational settings.

Meanwhile, in New York City, Mayor Bill de Blasio has updated school policies, including limiting the use of suspensions and expulsions on children as young as four.

By the 2015 — 2016 school year, 23 of the 100 largest school districts in the United States had implemented policy reforms requiring limits to the use of suspension and / or the implementation of non-punitive approaches to discipline, according to Matthew Steinberg, an education researcher and assistant professor at the University of Pennsylvania.

«When they restricted the use of suspensions, there were no ill effects,» she said.

The statistics on the use of suspension for African American and special education students are cause for great concern.

As the administration considers changes to the city School Discipline Code, youth and advocates encourage ending the use of suspensions for infraction B21 «Defying Authority.»

This report, along with the companion spreadsheet, provides the first comprehensive description of the use of suspensions by charter schools.

The stated purpose of B22 - 0594 is to establish parameters for local education agencies» discipline policies to ensure student safety and access to education, including limits on the use of suspensions and expulsions, reporting requirements, and supports provided by the Office of the State Superintendent of Education to promote trauma - informed educational settings.

Moskowitz has continuously spoken about her support of the use of suspensions and other common «no - excuses» strategies such as the enforcement of uniforms (Feldman, 2017).

In early 2017, the CSG Justice Center convened legislators and education leaders from five states that substantially reduced their use of suspensions over the last five years — California, Connecticut, Illinois, North Carolina, and Tennessee.

Furthermore, the common narrative in support for the use of suspension holds that removing the disruptive students is necessary for the obedient students to succeed.

Seeing that Pinellas tops the list of districts in Florida for its use of suspension, the academic failure of its schools (and specifically its black students) should not come as any surprise.