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Restorative Practice in Health and Physical Education: Shifting the Norm from Punitive to Reparative
Lynch, Shrehan; Schleider, Justin; McBean, Laura – Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance, 2020
Traditionally schools have been spaces that are punitive and have strict behavior guidelines that include zero-tolerance policies. Thus, conventional behavior management practices blame students and position them as rule-breakers. Consequently, all students, but particularly those who come from complex backgrounds, minority groups, and vulnerable…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Trauma, Punishment, Discipline
Yang, Jessica L.; Anyon, Yolanda; Pauline, Malina; Wiley, Katherine E.; Cash, Donna; Downing, Barbara J.; Greer, Eldridge; Kelty, Ellen; Morgan, Thomas Lee; Pisciotta, Lisa – Equity & Excellence in Education, 2018
This study adds to the extant research on the school-to-prison pipeline by investigating how school-based service providers and administrators conceptualize the causal mechanisms constraining and enabling the school-to-prison pipeline in a large urban district. Thirty-three schools were selected for the study based on their suspension rates.…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, At Risk Students, Poverty, Racial Bias
Moreno, Gerardo; Bullock, Lyndal M. – International Journal of Emotional Education, 2015
Challenging behaviors can significantly alter the learning environment of any classroom. Traditionally, schools have implemented practices that remove the offending student from the classroom, deliver punitive disciplinary actions, or refer the student to special education evaluation. Unfortunately, such practices have demonstrated little…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Hispanic American Students, Student Behavior, Discipline
Irby, Decoteau; Clough, Cindy – Pedagogy, Culture and Society, 2015
The current study explores the principle of "consistency" and its relevance in the discipline cultures of three middle and two high schools in a Midwest US school district. We explore how educators (1) evoke consistency as a necessity for school discipline and (2) attempt to be consistent in practice to develop disciplined students,…
Descriptors: Discipline, Discipline Policy, Middle Schools, High Schools
Knight, David; Wadhwa, Anita – Schools: Studies in Education, 2014
In this article, we tackle the disadvantaging conditions of zero tolerance policies in school settings and advocate using an alternative approach--critical restorative justice through peacemaking circles--to nurture resilience and open opportunity at the school level. In the process, this article builds on theory and qualitative research and…
Descriptors: Resilience (Psychology), Rehabilitation Programs, Zero Tolerance Policy, Functional Behavioral Assessment
Willoughby, Brian – Education Digest: Essential Readings Condensed for Quick Review, 2012
Schools in Maryland and Connecticut are rethinking suspension policies and practices. They are finding that promoting positive behavior choices rather than punishing the negative is leading to higher graduation rates, especially among students of color. In the 2003-2004 academic year, Baltimore City Public Schools recorded 26,000 suspensions. Six…
Descriptors: Suspension, Behavior Problems, Graduation Rate, Zero Tolerance Policy
Hubbuch, Chris; Stucker, Keelie – Principal Leadership, 2012
Five years ago, Excelsior Springs (MO) Middle School set a new vision for its future. That marked the beginning of the school's work as a professional learning community (PLC) and has changed its focus and how it measures success. One component of Excelsior Springs's vision is safety: "developing and maintaining a welcoming, orderly, and…
Descriptors: Stakeholders, Professional Development, Zero Tolerance Policy, School Culture
Simmons-Reed, Evette A.; Cartledge, Gwendolyn – Interdisciplinary Journal of Teaching and Learning, 2014
Exclusionary policies are practiced widely in schools despite being associated with extremely poor outcomes for culturally and linguistically diverse students, particularly African American males with and without disabilities. This article discusses zero tolerance policies, the related research questioning their basic assumptions, and the negative…
Descriptors: Discipline Problems, Discipline Policy, African American Students, Males
Willoughby, Brian – Teaching Tolerance, 2012
Schools in Maryland and Connecticut are rethinking suspension policies and practices. They are finding that promoting positive behavior choices rather than punishing the negative is leading to higher graduation rates, especially among students of color. In the 2003-2004 academic year, Baltimore City Public Schools recorded 26,000 suspensions. Six…
Descriptors: Suspension, School Culture, Graduation Rate, Zero Tolerance Policy

Mirsky, Laura – Prevention Researcher, 2011
Restorative Practices is a proactive approach to whole-school climate change based on communication and responsibility. It is an approach being developed and refined as an alternative to exclusionary and punitive "zero-tolerance" policies mandated in many schools today. In this article, Laura Mirsky of the International Institute for…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Climate, Zero Tolerance Policy, Educational Environment
Sherer, Yiping C.; Nickerson, Amanda B. – Psychology in the Schools, 2010
A random sample of 213 school psychologists working in a school setting completed a survey on their schools' current anti-bullying practices. Talking with bullies following bullying incidents, disciplinary consequences for bullies, and increasing adult supervision were the three most frequently used strategies. Peer juries/court, an anti-bullying…
Descriptors: Bullying, School Psychologists, Supervision, Peer Counseling
Livermore, Craig – Penn GSE Perspectives on Urban Education, 2008
Much has been written about the adaptation from criminology of the "Broken Windows" theory of order maintenance in successful urban educational models. Yet, the manner in which the theory is written and discussed often misses the nuances and feel of the theory as successfully applied. This misunderstanding has lead to its conflation with the "Zero…
Descriptors: Urban Education, Models, Student Behavior, Expectation
Brownstein, Rhonda – Teaching Tolerance, 2009
Significant numbers of students are being pushed out of school as a result of "zero tolerance" school discipline policies. While nobody questions the need to keep schools safe, teachers, students, and parents are questioning the methods being used in pursuit of that goal. Initially enacted to counter violent behavior and drug use, zero tolerance…
Descriptors: Suspension, Violence, Dropout Rate, Teacher Burnout
Baker, Pamela Hudson – American Secondary Education, 2005
Educators face the dilemma of zero tolerance versus zero rejection. The pressure to maintain safe classrooms while simultaneously educating all students is a challenging proposition. This article is used to share data that were collected as part of a larger study on teachers' beliefs about their own self-efficacy regarding general classroom…
Descriptors: Student Behavior, Zero Tolerance Policy, Self Efficacy, Classroom Techniques

Farner, Conrad D. – Reclaiming Children and Youth, 2002
Reports on a revisit to the Frank Lloyd Wright Middle School, which implemented strategies to deal with disciplinary problems. The school continues to progress towards creating the type of reclaiming environment necessary to ensure the needs of all students. Strategies used include alternatives to zero tolerance policy; smaller teams of students;…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Behavior Problems, Demonstration Programs, Educational Innovation
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