Interviews with parents of students with disabilities show that children were often physically restrained and secluded at school for nonviolent offenses.
- Associate Professor of Criminal Justice Sciences, Illinois State University
Calls for tougher laws against assaults on teachers have been thwarted by efforts to keep kids in school.
Teachers say school districts have left them in the lurch in the wake of attacks by students. Some admit they resort to violence themselves to send a message to students who might want to test them.
Suspensions don’t just harm Black children – they also harm their parents’ employment, a school discipline expert argues in a forthcoming book.
Schools can consider virtual learning and other ways to reduce the negative impact of suspensions on student achievement.
While school suspensions are meant to deter violence and other troublesome behavior, some students see being suspended as something that makes them more popular and tough, a researcher has found.
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