What would get a student suspended or expelled then were crimes such as violence and bringing weapons to school. Needless to say, the concept has grown into something that it was never meant to be. Under the Zero-Tolerance policy now, administrators and teachers can just pick and choose what misdemeanors fall under the category of needing to be reprimanded. Rahsaan Ison was 15 years old when he enrolled at the New Orleans Center for the Creative Arts. Just a freshman…
On April 29, 2018, I attended the Museum of Tolerance for the first time. It is a trip often taken by young students as they learn about tolerance. However, I think it is a necessary trip to experience as an adult because you tend to look at these catastrophic events in a different level of maturity and perspective. But most importantly, I wanted to experience this museum in the eyes of a future leader. During the tour, the guide discussed many aspects of the holocaust that can be seen as…
anxiety, gender, age, extroversion, introversion, empathy, risk taking, and so on. Given the importance of WTC and ambiguity tolerance as well as oral proficiency in the context of EFL, and the significance of autonomy in this regard, the present study aims at investigating the relationship between learners' WTC and their oral proficiency in the light of ambiguity tolerance and autonomy. 1.2. Statement of the Problem Considering that individuals̕ WTC is affected by a number of factors such as…
is a growing problem in the United States of America. Rather than telling you the dangers of drug addiction, I will present you with a solution. A zero tolerance policy. Too many teens are addicted to drugs to give them a warning . “How would this program work?” Well first, it would start with the police. A zero tolerance policy means zero tolerance. This means first offenders will be taken to the program, while “regulars,” would be taken into custody Teenagers would be taken into a jail or…
Zero tolerance disciplinary policies were originally aimed at creating safer educational environments for all students (Kang-Brown et al., 2013). However, the implementation has led to unforeseen issues in education. These policies are often enforced using predetermined consequences that do not account for practitioners discretion based on each situation involving the student. Zero tolerance policies may cover dress code violations, talking back to faculty and staff, weapons and drug possession…
in suburban school violence in the 1990s, zero tolerance laws remain in effect on many campuses. According to the findings on gun control policies in schools by author and activist, Dr. Finley, it is a fact that "the 1990 Gun-Free School Zones Act required…
There are many different types of literature that can explain the society's perspective on the topic of acceptance and tolerance. Two pieces of literature that reflect the decision on society are, The Testing and The Outsiders. Both novels have viewpoints that can influences the society to believe in one side of the story when there is always at least two sides to a story. Throughout the beginning of the first book, The Testing, the smallest, poorest colony, Five Lakes, has always been known as…
violent offenses such as fighting, bullying or discrimination need to be enforced. Implementing longer suspension on reoccurring simple offense of violence could possibly prevent students from participating in such actions. 3. Implementing a Zero-Tolerance policies in all school beginning with pre-kindergarten. School violence today has filtered down to younger generations. Students as young as three-years old are able…
Act of 1994. In order to qualify for federal funding schools are required to expel any student who brings a firearm to school, at least one-year mandatory. (Meadows, 2014) Consequently, many schools have adopted zero tolerance policies for bringing a weapon to school. The zero tolerance policy “is a school or district policy that mandates predetermined consequences or punishments for specific offenses that are intended to be applied regardless of the seriousness of the behavior…” (Teske, S. C.,…
Department of Defense has enacted a “zero-tolerance policy” back in 1982. This policy was to have better control of the illicit drug use situation within the military organizations. This act includes having drug screening at random. Schuster (1998) noted that if the service member screened positive…