SEA: Weapons within the school
With the recent and well-known school shootings that have shocked our nation, we have witnessed a perceived increase in school violence. This increase can partially be attributed to the rise in violence in the community in general. While a school has no influence on the disciplinary action taken on adult citizens, schools can help maintain the safety and well being of their students by disciplining those who are violent or who threaten violence. Zero tolerance policies are created with the best interest of the majority in mind yet; they can propagate collateral damage that may lead to more problems for all stakeholders involved, as well as neglect the rights of the offender. Administration must understand the …show more content…
They specifically avoided the school’s zero tolerance policy on weapons because it was an unrealistic decision for W.D.’S situation. Not only was W.D.’S weapon far from resembling a weapon it also had no intent on being used as a weapon. The rocket was not in action or in use as a rocket or to hurt anyone. Another applicable case involves John A. v. San Bernardino Unified School District, 1982, which determined that expulsion must not be based upon circumstantial evidence but upon evidence related to direct actions. In addition, if viewed otherwise, W.D.’S future could be ruined based on a repercussion of the …show more content…
If the dropout rate is high, the district risks the state continuously monitoring the school for improvement. If improvements do not happen, the school risks losing state funding. There are many factors that go into becoming a focused school, but a high dropout rate is among them. Some schools rely on that funding and cannot afford to lose it. If funding is lost, all students will suffer to some degree. The larger community is also affected by the dropout rate. If students are not in school, they are left unsupervised in the community. This can lead to so many potential problems, such as a higher crime rate in the area. More importantly high school dropouts affect the economy. Statistics show that, “the average high school dropout will cost taxpayers more than $292, 000,” (Myers 2011). This is a huge financial burden, and that is just one dropout. The goal of any school district should be to keep students in school to stop in increasing cycle of
With the recent and well-known school shootings that have shocked our nation, we have witnessed a perceived increase in school violence. This increase can partially be attributed to the rise in violence in the community in general. While a school has no influence on the disciplinary action taken on adult citizens, schools can help maintain the safety and well being of their students by disciplining those who are violent or who threaten violence. Zero tolerance policies are created with the best interest of the majority in mind yet; they can propagate collateral damage that may lead to more problems for all stakeholders involved, as well as neglect the rights of the offender. Administration must understand the …show more content…
They specifically avoided the school’s zero tolerance policy on weapons because it was an unrealistic decision for W.D.’S situation. Not only was W.D.’S weapon far from resembling a weapon it also had no intent on being used as a weapon. The rocket was not in action or in use as a rocket or to hurt anyone. Another applicable case involves John A. v. San Bernardino Unified School District, 1982, which determined that expulsion must not be based upon circumstantial evidence but upon evidence related to direct actions. In addition, if viewed otherwise, W.D.’S future could be ruined based on a repercussion of the …show more content…
If the dropout rate is high, the district risks the state continuously monitoring the school for improvement. If improvements do not happen, the school risks losing state funding. There are many factors that go into becoming a focused school, but a high dropout rate is among them. Some schools rely on that funding and cannot afford to lose it. If funding is lost, all students will suffer to some degree. The larger community is also affected by the dropout rate. If students are not in school, they are left unsupervised in the community. This can lead to so many potential problems, such as a higher crime rate in the area. More importantly high school dropouts affect the economy. Statistics show that, “the average high school dropout will cost taxpayers more than $292, 000,” (Myers 2011). This is a huge financial burden, and that is just one dropout. The goal of any school district should be to keep students in school to stop in increasing cycle of