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National School Resource Network, Washington, DC. – 1979
In its successful program to prevent and control violence, vandalism and misbehavior by students on school buses, the Salem (Oregon) school administration utilizes a four-step reporting and followup process. Should an incident occur, the first step is mailing of a misconduct notice to parents. This notice is followed by a warning letter. If…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Discipline Policy, Elementary Secondary Education, Prevention
Frasher, James – Executive Review, 1982
One explanation for unexpectedly low stress levels among assistant principals may lie in "administrative attribution theory." The demand for school discipline by the public, school boards, teachers, and students should induce high levels of stress in assistant principals, because they are usually responsible for discipline enforcement,…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Administrator Role, Behavior Problems, Discipline
Munn, Pamela; Cullen, Mairi Ann; Johnstone, Margaret; Lloyd, Gwynedd – 1997
In the United Kingdom, exclusion from school is the most serious sanction a school can use in response to disruptive behavior. There has been continuing concern about the rising numbers of exclusions in the United Kingdom as a whole; however, little has been known about the situation in Scotland. This report presents findings of a study that…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Discipline Policy, Discipline Problems, Elementary Secondary Education
Here's How, 1983
One of a series of practitioner-oriented newsletters, the document provides elementary school principals with strategies for developing a school discipline code. The article recommends: (1) developing a written statement of school discipline policy; (2) launching the discipline policy at the beginning of the school year; (3) ensuring that…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Behavior Problems, Behavior Standards, Classroom Environment
Taylor, Kelley R. – A Legal Memorandum, 1997
For many students in the 1990s, school is no longer a safe environment in which they feel free to learn. This brief is intended to dispel myths about peer sexual harassment and clarify the new realities of the phenomenon in schools. The brief also conveys the message that school administrators have a duty to foster a school environment based on…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Civil Rights Legislation, Compliance (Legal), Court Litigation
Sorensen, Gail – Legal Memorandum, 1995
Practical guidelines are presented for implementing a discipline policy at the local level for students with disabilities, with suggestions for distinguishing policies affecting students in general and students with disabilities. Emphasis is placed on emerging issues and practical consequences. Relevant federal and state court decisions are cited,…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Compliance (Legal), Court Litigation, Disabilities
Cryan, John R., Ed. – 1981
A collection of six papers is preceded first by an introduction stating the editor's abhorrence of corporal punishment and his motives for assembling the papers; and then by the American Psychological Association's statement opposing the use of corporal punishment. Irwin A. Hyman and Delores M. Lally consider religious and other historical factors…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Child Abuse, Corporal Punishment, Court Litigation
Short, Paula M. – 1988
Background for this monograph comes from a study of in-school suspension programs conducted in schools in North Carolina. Chapter 1 focuses on the effectively disciplined school in terms of a total school perspective and the characteristics of a well-disciplined school. Chapter 2 addresses three categories of administrative discipline strategies:…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Discipline, Discipline Policy, Discipline Problems
Hockstaff, Jim – OSSC Bulletin, 1983
After a review of the legal foundations of school governance and specific protection offered handicapped students by federal legislation, this report focuses on Oregon regulations and practices and outlines recommendations for appropriate disciplinary procedures for students categorized as handicapped. Since the Education for All Handicapped…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Court Litigation, Disabilities, Discipline Policy
Here's How, 1983
One of a series of practitioner-oriented newsletters, the document provides elementary school principals with information about school discipline and Public Law 94-142 (The Education for All Handicapped Children Act and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973). Focusing on the impact of this law on general education classroom teachers and…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Behavior Problems, Behavior Standards, Classroom Environment
Malm, Karen – 1992
This publication presents a system of proactive classroom management for use in elementary school, grades K-6. Characteristics of the proactive concept are described as: (1) planning for prevention rather than reaction to behavior problems; (2) considering the classroom as a total process of facilitating achievement as well as appropriate…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Behavior Problems, Behavior Standards, Behavior Theories
Turnbaugh, Ann – Resource Bulletin, 1986
This resource bulletin provides an overview of creative disciplinary programs in rural, suburban, and urban school settings through interviews conducted with administrators in 1986. Principals interviewed in urban settings expressed concern about student gangs and safety. In rural schools, administrators stated that community cohesion and…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Behavior Problems, Discipline, Discipline Policy
Leatt, Desmond J. – OSSC Bulletin, 1987
Research findings and examples of inschool suspension programs in Oregon are combined in this bulletin. An introduction defines "at-risk" students as those having behavioral or attendance problems. Unlike traditional out-of-school suspension, alternative programs attempt to keep at-risk students at school. Chapter 1 surveys three…
Descriptors: Attendance, Behavior Problems, Consultation Programs, Cooperative Planning