A pilot In-School Suspension Program was inaugurated at one junior high and one senior high school in Montgomery County, Maryland, during 1980-81, in order to provide an alternative to out-of-school suspension. To assess the pilot program's effectiveness, an evaluation study examined rates of and reasons for in-school suspension, length of such…

The paper review Florida's use of the individualized education program (IEP) in addressing discipline issues with behaviorally disordered students. The impact of court rulings on school discipline policies and procedures are examined. IEP components and development are reviewed, and inclusion of disciplinary procedures in the IEP is considered.…

Court decisions that changed suspension procedures to be followed by principals have caused uncertainty about the extent of the principal's authority to discipline students. Suspension is, therefore, being increasingly viewed as a last resort. This newsletter groups alternatives to suspension into three main categories: student detention,…

This testimony, by the staff director of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights before the New York City Commission on Human Rights public hearings in May 1974, reviews the U.S. Commission's study of school desegregation over a three-year period, along with earlier research, and asserts that school desegregation is the surest guarantee of equal…

Discusses the U.S. Supreme Court's 1975 ruling that school officials are liable to civil suits when they violate a student's constitutional rights through "ignorance or disregard of settled, indisputable law." After examining implications of the decision, the author concludes that no unjustified burdens have been imposed on school officials. (JG)

The doctrine of in loco parentis (that school authorities stand in the place of a parent while a child is attending school) was always used to measure the rights of authorities relative to student conduct. In 1969, however, the Supreme Court rang the death knell for unrestricted control by school officials over students in its decision on "Tinker…

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,…

This monograph takes the position that citizens in a democracy can and should be largely internally controlled and that schools play an important role in preparing democratic citizens by helping students develop the necessary attitudes and skills needed to become internally controlled. Part 1 looks at discipline from a sociological perspective,…

The Uniform Code of Student Conduct Component of Detroit's (Michigan) school desegregation plan was ordered in 1975 by the court to promote a peaceful and orderly environment in the schools so that students could receive educational experiences in an atmosphere which would be substantially free from disruptions and violence. Uniform policies…

A total of 339 elementary school teachers in Detroit, Michigan responded to a questionnaire that was designed to measure the impact of the city's court ordered desegregation plan on their attitudes. The questionnaire focused on several areas including desegregation, busing, student achievement, student racial relations, staff relations,…

This paper describes an alternative approach to educating high risk youth, developed in Omaha, Nebraska, and known as the Boys Town Urban (BTU) Program. The BTU Program includes four components: (1) a normalized school setting; (2) a concretized credit system; (3) a focused discipline policy; and (4) a responsive services approach. A rationale for…

This document is a summary of a book entitled tentatively "Discipline: A Socially Literate Solution" by the same author. The book, based on seven years of research and development, is intended to be a manual for educators and students. The method described takes as its starting point that discipline problems can be reduced significantly if…

Present and emerging legal principles and procedures are affecting the internal ordering of colleges and are particularly relevant to growing student demands for a larger share in decision making. Judicial resolution of student-institutional relationships is, however, largely inappropriate and it is up to the university to establish procedures…

Students are making increasingly strong efforts to exercise what they consider to be their rights, and it is becoming ever more crucial to define what these rights are and what the concept of "due process" means. This report explains the meaning of procedural due process: the concept of "dueness" and the student's "right" to due process. In…