When examining the Zero Tolerance policy effect on schools, one must consider, “what is the best course of action for maintaining and operating a school that is conducive to learning?” The Zero Tolerance policy made a legitimate attempt to combat school violence. Today many educational activists argue that the policy was punitive and discriminatory. However, I find it very difficult to agree with either argument. In 1994 when the Gun-Free Schools Act signed was into law; lawmakers were concerned with the rampant violence in American Schools. The Act did not only focus on violence in schools, but it also focused on the issue of drug in schools. Although many argue that the policy was far reaching in context; however, I do not believe the policy
