Application
In this KAM, I’ve explored studies that give an account of how our social system of education is failing our children in America today. There are studies that provide evidence that our students are failed by standardized tests. Other studies provide evidence that our urban students are failed by “zero tolerance” discipline policies placed in the schools. To many minorities, the “zero tolerance” policies are considered a direct “school-to-prison pipeline.” This application is dedicated to providing alternatives to the “zero tolerance” discipline policies that will create a safe and positive learning environment as well as promote a positive social system of education. In the Depth section researchers (Fowler, 2014 and Allen, …show more content…
Fighting with the zero tolerance policy in effect not only requires a student receive a mandatory 10 day suspension but he/she could be arrested and sent to juvenile court. Depending upon how severe a penalty the school district places on the infraction and if the student has other infractions, it could cause the student to be put in a precarious position of not only being expelled but placed in an alternative school or worse a juvenile facility. The authors also recognize that many of these students are low achieving academically and eventually drop out or end up permanently expelled and/or in prison. (Fowler, 2014 and Allen, Lewis, & Tripplett, …show more content…
Certain low-level incidents such as dress code violations, unexcused absences, having a cell phone or iPod at school, tardiness, or causing minor property damage can no longer result in an out-of-school suspension. The district instead increased its use of such interventions as restorative justice, community conferencing, and referrals to appropriate counselors, and peer mediation. In addition, the district now considers mitigating factors, such as the student’s age and prior conduct, the severity of the incident, and the student’s willingness to repair the harm. The result has been a steep decrease in suspensions (from 26,000 in 2003–04 to 10,000 in 2009–10) and a significant increase in graduation rates. (Brown-Dianis,
In this KAM, I’ve explored studies that give an account of how our social system of education is failing our children in America today. There are studies that provide evidence that our students are failed by standardized tests. Other studies provide evidence that our urban students are failed by “zero tolerance” discipline policies placed in the schools. To many minorities, the “zero tolerance” policies are considered a direct “school-to-prison pipeline.” This application is dedicated to providing alternatives to the “zero tolerance” discipline policies that will create a safe and positive learning environment as well as promote a positive social system of education. In the Depth section researchers (Fowler, 2014 and Allen, …show more content…
Fighting with the zero tolerance policy in effect not only requires a student receive a mandatory 10 day suspension but he/she could be arrested and sent to juvenile court. Depending upon how severe a penalty the school district places on the infraction and if the student has other infractions, it could cause the student to be put in a precarious position of not only being expelled but placed in an alternative school or worse a juvenile facility. The authors also recognize that many of these students are low achieving academically and eventually drop out or end up permanently expelled and/or in prison. (Fowler, 2014 and Allen, Lewis, & Tripplett, …show more content…
Certain low-level incidents such as dress code violations, unexcused absences, having a cell phone or iPod at school, tardiness, or causing minor property damage can no longer result in an out-of-school suspension. The district instead increased its use of such interventions as restorative justice, community conferencing, and referrals to appropriate counselors, and peer mediation. In addition, the district now considers mitigating factors, such as the student’s age and prior conduct, the severity of the incident, and the student’s willingness to repair the harm. The result has been a steep decrease in suspensions (from 26,000 in 2003–04 to 10,000 in 2009–10) and a significant increase in graduation rates. (Brown-Dianis,