School suspension has been a method used for over 100 years and still is an ongoing form of punishment. This practice’s purpose is and always has been to aid students feel safe and valued. School suspension varies on the behavior of a student and the principal 's view of the issue. A student is capable of facing in and/or out of school suspension depending on the trouble. A student is usually punished in school suspension when he/she has attendance issues or is using foul language. Out of school suspension is a more serious form of punishment and is usually given when a student has been involved in bullying, skipping classes, and/or fighting. School suspension cannot be randomly given to a student without notice to the parent/guardian of the
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Hundreds, sometimes over 200, students receives out of school suspension for little infractions such as attendance, tardiness, and even leaving school grounds without proper permission. Years ago, out of school suspension was considered a positive form of punishment; however, it is now an alarmingly high increasing factor that must be dealt with. This form of practice is often taken too lightly, given to students without proper investigation. A great example of this is of a student named Demi Grant, from Hartsville High School, received five days suspension for digitally favoring a tweet. The school’s reason for suspending her was due to cyber bullying, according to Demi’s mother; however, she wasn 't even aware whom she may have bullied.[ Cite here] Another example great example of a student getting suspended without proper investigation is of a student with disabilities. By Robert K. Crabtree, he presents us of a situation of a girl who has been constantly bullied due to her language impairment. According to the article, she has been suspended at least twice in one year for fighting. The parent also states that the vice principal of her daughter’s school considers expelling the child from school .According to “Addressing the out-of-school suspension crisis” article, 1 in 4 African American students with disabilities, kindergarten to 12 grade, were suspended more than once in 2009-2010. This guide also states that students with disabilities are more likely to be suspended repeatedly than students without disabilities; and Illinois suspended about 42 percent of African American students with disabilities. [Cite here] Students with learning disabilities mostly notice their issues at school so how can sending them off home for a certain amount of days resolve the issue? Without proper knowledge of the situation and reason, a child’s behavior can lead
Hundreds, sometimes over 200, students receives out of school suspension for little infractions such as attendance, tardiness, and even leaving school grounds without proper permission. Years ago, out of school suspension was considered a positive form of punishment; however, it is now an alarmingly high increasing factor that must be dealt with. This form of practice is often taken too lightly, given to students without proper investigation. A great example of this is of a student named Demi Grant, from Hartsville High School, received five days suspension for digitally favoring a tweet. The school’s reason for suspending her was due to cyber bullying, according to Demi’s mother; however, she wasn 't even aware whom she may have bullied.[ Cite here] Another example great example of a student getting suspended without proper investigation is of a student with disabilities. By Robert K. Crabtree, he presents us of a situation of a girl who has been constantly bullied due to her language impairment. According to the article, she has been suspended at least twice in one year for fighting. The parent also states that the vice principal of her daughter’s school considers expelling the child from school .According to “Addressing the out-of-school suspension crisis” article, 1 in 4 African American students with disabilities, kindergarten to 12 grade, were suspended more than once in 2009-2010. This guide also states that students with disabilities are more likely to be suspended repeatedly than students without disabilities; and Illinois suspended about 42 percent of African American students with disabilities. [Cite here] Students with learning disabilities mostly notice their issues at school so how can sending them off home for a certain amount of days resolve the issue? Without proper knowledge of the situation and reason, a child’s behavior can lead