Although there are seemingly multiple advantage of zero tolerance policies in schools, there are many other disadvantages against the use of ZT policies in school , One of the main disadvantages of zero-tolerance policy is the fact that it targets students with disabilities. A number of studies found that the rate of school suspension was relatively high among students with disabilities (Edmonds-Cady & Hock, 2008; Morgan, Salomon, Plotkin, & Cohen, 2014). The same applies to minorities such as people with color as several studies found that African Americans are expelled from schools at higher rate than their white peers (Skiba 2001). Another disadvantage is the disciplinary actions resulting from applying zero-tolerance policy such as suspension and expulsion affects school climate and cause the school ratings to drop. Furthermore, in such conditions, long periods of time are spent on disciplinary matters (Bickel & Qualls, 1980; Wu et al., 1982). The important indicator of school academic achievement is also negatively associated with implementation of zero-tolerance policy after accounting for socioeconomic status (Raffaele-Mendez, 2003; Skiba & Rausch, 2006). A third and important cons for using of zero-tolerance policy is the positive association that was observed between school suspension and higher future rates of misbehavior among those students who are suspended (Bowditch, 1993; Costenbader & Markson, 1998),
In the 1980’s and through the 1990’s crime rates were beginning to rise and schools began to crack down on violence, disorder, and weapons in the classroom. There was a term used to justify the punishments given to children who were misbehaving, Zero Tolerance, the official definition being the refusal to accept undesirable misbehavior, typically by strict and uncompromising application of the law. Retro Report is a website that publishes documentaries on major new events and shares them to a digital audience. On October 2nd, 2016 they released a video describing the Zero Tolerance policy in depth and depicting the impact it had on schools where the policy was enforced. There were witnesses to the effect of Zero Tolerance speaking in the video, speaking against the policy and how it had an overall negative outcome.
The school to prison hypothesis describes how black children enrolled in schools face racialization and discrimination constantly and it is based off the “zero tolerance” policy (T. Davidson, Education, 2018, lecture 5). This theory connects to the book because Maynard explains throughout chapter eight of how black school children are treated differently. They are more subject to punishments and are susceptible to harsher disciplines. Black students are often seen as a threat within the education system and are constantly over surveilled. The linkage between the educational and criminal justice system is strong.
The stories "No More" by Alysia Tucker and “Zero Tolerance for Abuse" by Jaime Sherrill are very similar and different. They are both interesting essays about women that get abused by their partners which may be their husband or boyfriend. It is an issue that goes on in many homes every day, but there is many of us that are lucky and do not go through that experience. In both essays, it tells us the experiences of many women that do but the essay “No More” is more effective that “Zero Tolerance for Abuse.” Alysia Tucker and Jaime Sherrill are both talk about domestic violence
Nancy A. Heitzeg, a Sociology Professor at St. Catherine University published an article titled Education or Incarceration: Zero Tolerance Policies And The School to Prison Pipeline. In this scholar article Heitzeg, addresses the zero tolerance policy and the negative effects of this policy. She looks at the growing number of suspensions, expulsions, and dropout rates. Most importantly how this policy is racially disproportionate; for more Black and Latino students are likely to face harsher consequences for this zero tolerance policy. She argues for reform and alternatives that will lead our youth away from the criminal justice system and back toward the education
When compared to white children, black students miss nearly five times as many days of school due to out-of-school suspensions. Due to students missing school and missing work, this is creating more students who do not complete their education, which makes for a more likely chance to face negative outcomes such as poverty, poor health, or incarceration. The type of school discipline that creates disparities can relate to differences in learning opportunities. The harsher the discipline, the more disparities students may have in learning. It is a difficult system to escape for those students who are eventually reprimanded within the school-to-prison
They could contact parents to see if there is a problem that lies under all the actions that the student displays. The goal is to keep the students in the classroom or in the school because, external suspension can be overused and misused. External suspension does not have to be the first form of punishment because, the students are not learning while they are home. In-school suspension is more lenient and is used so that the students will still be obligated to learn whether they want to or
53). The research used students of all ages, races, sex, and sexual orientation and identity. The subjects were not chosen based off any specific criteria other than the fact that they attend the public school system within the United States (p. 53). The study was carried out through analyzing public records data, such as the U.S. Department of Education for Civil Rights, in order to determine the number of students suspended within a time period, within what grades were they suspended in, and the reason for their suspension (p. 53-54). McCarter also incorporated research from various authors into her own in order to draw accurate conclusions of the negative consequences that zero-tolerance policies, high-stakes testing, school climate, the increased presence of SROs and their adverse effects on students (p.
According to the Advancement Project, the Zero Tolerance Policy contibues to a number of problems to included the denial of education due to increased suspension and explusion rates, referrals to inadequate alternative schools, lower test scores, higher dropout rates and racial profiling of students. Citing that once many of these youth are in “the system” they never get back on the academic track. With schools often refusing to readmit them (Heitzeg, 2009). The Zero Tolerance Policy plays its part in facilitating four different pathways into the legal system from the schools (James,
Therefore zero-tolerance policies have not had the outcome that politicians have hoped for and should be examined for the effects that they have had on our students. The purpose of this study will be to examine discipline suspensions and expulsions, attendance, and poverty to determine if there is a correlation between these and the graduation rates. In an article by Nirvi Shah (2011), there is discussion about the effects of zero-tolerance policies. Nirvi Shah continues by saying, “Over the past two years, an increasing number of reports and initiatives have pointed out
Most students that are expelled or suspended from school are the ones that will most likely end up being
Children will become more independent with their learning. There are children who misbehave for many different personal reasons. Some behave badly to get attention, they disrupt other class-mates, show off and misbehave in class. They need to know their boundaries and the rules and policies in place in school, therefore understanding the school’s sanctions and
This isn 't the first time that "bureaucratic determinism," where administrators declare themselves powerless to exert discretion and end up punishing students for infractions that even they agree didn 't contain any elements of threat or aggression, has triggered calls for a more lenient approach. Public outrage and media exposure have succeeded in reversing sanctions in cases such as suspensions when a student makes a "finger gun" (some schools interpret any such displays as threats). It 's an uphill battle, though, and the stone rolls down as soon as it reaches the top. A 13-year-old girl received a three-day suspension from a Texas middle school for a finger gun in 2010, making headlines; in December 2012, the hammer of justice came down on a 6-year-old, who received a one-day suspension from a Maryland elementary school for the same reason. That incident made the Washington Post, with over a thousand comments lambasting the school administrators for overreacting; nonetheless, in October of 2013, an 8-year-old was suspended for a day in Florida, also for making a finger
Remove or Revise Zero-tolerance policies are policies that have been adapted in work places, communities, and, most frequently, schools. Depending on how certain schools are run and who they are run by, zero-tolerance policies could be positive and helpful or negative and harmful. Many people wonder are these policies really effective in reducing crime and creating safer environments in schools like lawmakers claim these policies are doing ; most of the opponents to zero-tolerance policies believe that the policies are just cruel punishments that add to the problems that already exist in our schools and communities. There are obviously those who feel that the policies do exactly what they say they do; advocates for zero-tolerance policies
Any punishment that is used should be pre-planned and mildly unpleasant. Students should know the consequences of inappropriate behaviors and quietly adhere to the outcomes of their actions (Charles,
When it comes to punishers there is no set theory on which events will function as a punisher. Thus, if you ignore a behavior, it will not be the best approach for a parent to help the adolescent eliminate certain behaviors. In each situation there has to be a reinforcement and a punishing contingency. These factors influence how a contingency function as a Punisher, this rich history of findings about reinforcement and punishment effects in the laboratory, led to the application of these principles to help people with real life problems. (Cipani. 2004).