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Green, Ambra L.; Maynard, Deanna K.; Stegenga, Sondra M. – Psychology in the Schools, 2018
The use of exclusionary discipline practices in schools has been well documented since the 1970s with the passing of the Safe Schools Act and implementation of zero-tolerance policies. Despite research indicating the ineffectiveness of exclusionary practices, students continue to receive suspensions and expulsions at alarming rates. Additional…
Descriptors: Discipline, Suspension, Expulsion, Misconceptions
Gahungu, Athanase – International Journal on Social and Education Sciences, 2021
Two years after the State of Illinois enacted an extensive non-exclusionary discipline reform in schools, 322 key discipline gatekeepers were surveyed about the extent and impact of the new state policy. The results showed that several core provisions of the reform had not been fully implemented or addressed through professional development.…
Descriptors: State Policy, Discipline Policy, Program Implementation, Faculty Development
Gahungu, Athanase – Online Submission, 2019
Two years after the State of Illinois enacted an extensive non-exclusionary discipline reform in schools, 322 key discipline gatekeepers in schools were surveyed about the extent and impact of its implementation. The results showed that a number of core provisions of the reform had not been fully implemented or addressed through professional…
Descriptors: Program Implementation, Zero Tolerance Policy, Educational Change, Suspension
Johnson, Ashley D.; Anhalt, Karla; Cowan, Richard J. – Multicultural Learning and Teaching, 2018
Zero tolerance policies have contributed to suspension and expulsion becoming common methods of addressing problem behaviors in schools. If suspension and expulsion are being used as forms of punishment, they should theoretically result in a reduction of problem behavior after their administration. In reality, exclusionary disciplinary practices…
Descriptors: Culturally Relevant Education, Positive Behavior Supports, Intervention, Discipline
Maag, John W. – Journal of the American Academy of Special Education Professionals, 2009
Many public schools currently have organizational structures that form barriers for dealing more effectively with students' challenging behaviors even though positive school-wide approaches exist and provide empirical support for their use. Nevertheless, resistance to change occurs at both institutional and individual levels. Improving student…
Descriptors: Resistance to Change, Academic Achievement, Student Behavior, Positive Behavior Supports
American Psychologist, 2008
Although there can be no dispute that schools must do all that can be done to ensure the safety of learning environments, controversy has arisen about the use of zero tolerance policies and procedures to achieve those aims. In response to that controversy, and to assess the extent to which current practice benefits students and schools, the…
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Discipline, School Safety, Educational Change
Black, Susan – Education Digest: Essential Readings Condensed for Quick Review, 2004
In this article, the author discusses the effects of zero-tolerance policies in schools and depicts how the policies no longer make schools safe, even though many educators see them as the backbone of school discipline. A 2000 study by the American Educational Research Association (AERA) confirms that stringent zero-tolerance policies, though…
Descriptors: Zero Tolerance Policy, Discipline, Minority Groups, Board of Education Policy
Skiba, Russ; Peterson, Reece – Phi Delta Kappan, 1999
After four years of implementation, the National Center for Education Statistics found that schools employing zero-tolerance policies are still less safe than those without such policies. Indiscriminate use of force is the hallmark of authoritarianism. Programmatic prevention, screening and early identification, and effective discipline policies…
Descriptors: Authoritarianism, Conflict Resolution, Early Identification, Elementary Secondary Education
Martin, W. Michael – American School Board Journal, 2000
The recent escalation of zero-tolerance weapons policies was predicated on a (mis)perceived increase in school-related shootings. When administering such policies, principals should reaffirm the policy message, clarify consequences, be careful with evidence, clear their calendars, prepare a communication plan, and coordinate responses to the…
Descriptors: Administrative Problems, Administrator Responsibility, Elementary Secondary Education, Expulsion