Zero Tolerance Research
1. I found my second article online through “Educational Leadership” online titled Safety Without Suspensions.
Skiba, R., & Sprague, J. (n.d.). Safety without Suspensions. Educational Leadership, 38-43. doi:September 2008
2. The researchers highlight the zero tolerance policies that were laid out in the 1990s to create a safer school environment. These policies then led to an increased amount of suspensions and expulsions in school which were often racially lopsided.
3. The purpose of this study was to show a way to give balance to creating and maintaining a safe educational environment in schools while giving students increased educational opportunity, such as no exclusion.
4. The researchers looked at case studies at Kennedy Middle School …show more content…
The authors conducted extensive research to find statistical data that supports the claims made that suspensions and expulsions are disproportionally given more to African American students. They then articulated this information to show how schools can be safe without excluding students through the use of school-wide PBIS.
6. The researchers used both qualitative and quantitative data analysis to make opinions to support PBIS and judgments to cast down zero tolerance policies in schools as unsuccessful.
7. This study concluded that zero tolerance policies in schools have the opposite effect than it intends and is thus unsuccessful for students and schools. PBIS is a successful alternative as it allows for increased educational and social growth opportunities without excluding students from school.
8. As an educator, I have seen the beliefs of zero tolerance run deep in many teachers. For this to be successful, there must be a shift in many educators’ points of view toward students and discipline toward wanting to find solutions, rather than simply cutting out problems by excluding students.
9. The researchers met high ethical standards by backing their opinions with statistical support, showing the need for change. They gave appropriate credit when due to those they found information
Skiba, R., & Sprague, J. (n.d.). Safety without Suspensions. Educational Leadership, 38-43. doi:September 2008
2. The researchers highlight the zero tolerance policies that were laid out in the 1990s to create a safer school environment. These policies then led to an increased amount of suspensions and expulsions in school which were often racially lopsided.
3. The purpose of this study was to show a way to give balance to creating and maintaining a safe educational environment in schools while giving students increased educational opportunity, such as no exclusion.
4. The researchers looked at case studies at Kennedy Middle School …show more content…
The authors conducted extensive research to find statistical data that supports the claims made that suspensions and expulsions are disproportionally given more to African American students. They then articulated this information to show how schools can be safe without excluding students through the use of school-wide PBIS.
6. The researchers used both qualitative and quantitative data analysis to make opinions to support PBIS and judgments to cast down zero tolerance policies in schools as unsuccessful.
7. This study concluded that zero tolerance policies in schools have the opposite effect than it intends and is thus unsuccessful for students and schools. PBIS is a successful alternative as it allows for increased educational and social growth opportunities without excluding students from school.
8. As an educator, I have seen the beliefs of zero tolerance run deep in many teachers. For this to be successful, there must be a shift in many educators’ points of view toward students and discipline toward wanting to find solutions, rather than simply cutting out problems by excluding students.
9. The researchers met high ethical standards by backing their opinions with statistical support, showing the need for change. They gave appropriate credit when due to those they found information