A System Gone Berserk: How Are Zero-Tolerance Policies Really Affecting Schools?

Autor/in	Martinez, Stephanie
Titel	A System Gone Berserk: How Are Zero-Tolerance Policies Really Affecting Schools?
Quelle	In: Preventing School Failure, 53 (2009) 3, S.153-158 (6 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1045-988X
Schlagwörter	Discipline Problems; Violence; Zero Tolerance Policy; School Safety; Suspension; Expulsion; Antisocial Behavior; Administrators + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Gewalt; Ausschluss; Schulausschluss; Relegation
Abstract	School administrators continue to use zero-tolerance policies as a one-size-fits-all, quick-fix solution to curbing discipline problems with students. Originally intended to address serious offenses such as possession of firearms, zero-tolerance policies are also now meant to address fighting and disrespect. Despite the seeming popularity of zero-tolerance policies, the evidence base is lacking. The literature suggests that zero-tolerance has flaws and school districts and administrators have misused it. When implemented, it typically equates to exclusion through suspension and expulsion: two disciplinary actions that have well-documented side effects. Researchers have indicated that there are alternatives to zero-tolerance that school administrators can use to curb discipline problems. The author discusses the history of zero-tolerance policies, its effectiveness, and alternatives. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10