One of the most controversial topics in educational policy is school discipline and the role discipline plays in shaping the school environment and affecting students. Recently, Gov. Bruce Rauner signed a law, Senate Bill 100, that “creates a safe and orderly school while addressing excessive use of the most severe forms of discipline” (BlackEnterprise, 2016). The significance of the law ends the school to prison pipeline where a disproportionate number of students of color, are introduced and sent through the law system/court systems for their “aggressive” or “dangerous” behavior exhibited in the school environment. The practices that would end would be the ending of immediate suspensions, expelling of students and will only be used as a final …show more content…
For example, if a student pushes a student in the hall in a school with discipline aligned with the school to prison pipeline, that student may be charged with assault. The presence of police in schools exacerbates the situation with police handling discipline instead of school officials. When these students try to apply to colleges using the Common App, they have to document their criminal backgrounds and any disciplinary offences they committed. This results in deterring many from applying to college, in addition to many students to not complete their application. I personally believe that education is a universal right. That no matter where you come from, or what your background is, that any person who wants an education should be able to get one. While yes, by accepting students that have a criminal background, could potentially cause harm, according to a 2015 study by the Center for Community Alternatives, “no link has been established between having a criminal record and posing a risk to campus safety” (Meinners, Nungaray, Ross, 2016). If Loyola ever had the box, I would be disappointed in the University. Mostly, because Loyola advocates for social justice, and that means being equitable to all people meaning any person should have an equal opportunity to apply and get accepted to college, no matter what their background. If people really are supposed to lead extraordinary lives and set the world on fire, like Loyola advocates, then all people should have a fair chance in getting a quality education and shouldn’t be afraid to apply to a college because of their
This decision makes it clear the most important thing for a school to do is to protect the students. It also states that the board of education, whose role is to oversee the schools, must make sure that the staff of the schools is protecting those children. This case highlights that long-term abuse can happen in schools if there are not clear policies or, if there are, that there is no one ensuring that those policies are
If you did not know, the zero tolerance policy is when students break school behavior rules and strict regulations created by the district or school and get severe consequences for it. Carla Amurao, the author of the article, “Fact Sheet: How Bad Is the School-to-Prison Pipeline?”, stated that “statistics reflect that these policies disproportionately target students of color”. Students of color are being affected so badly by this policy, that statistics show black students are 3 times more likely to get expelled than white students. Since these students are being expelled or arrested for breaking zero tolerance policy rules, they are missing valuable information in classes due to court hearings. But, some people argue that the zero tolerance policy is unfair to all students, making the education system equal for all to succeed. For example, a “2007 study by the Advancement Project and the Power U Center for Social Change says that for every 100 students who were suspended, 15 were Black, 7.9 were American Indian, 6.8 were Latino and 4.8 were white”. As you can see, the zero tolerance policy affects all races, making them miss their education because of certain consequences. Because the mindset of these people is that, if the zero-tolerance policy does not affect just one race or group of people, then the education system
The agency sets its own standards that the school must meet in order to earn their accreditation, since accrediting agencies vary in their quality standards. For the public or community, it will give them some kind of relief knowing that the ex-offender is a better person with a better mind. The offender will have to join a community-based program to give them a chance to show that they have changed and will not have that outbreak again. The Open Arms Open Mind program will show society that even though offends have committed the crime, they have done their time and are working to improve not just themselves but the image society has of them.
School-to-prison pipeline embodies an unescapable and intimidating horror for juveniles today, because they are being put into the criminal justice from minor offenses (Messinger, 2016). It is punishable by a ticket, court appearance, and even put away in prison or a juvenile detention center. Also, this includes the presence of a police officer at the schools, School Reference Office (SRO), which included harsh tactics, physical restraint, punishments that result in suspensions, expulsion, or “push out” of class (Elias, 2013). With this research, I tend to find why are low income, racial minorities are being targeted and how are they are being
In the most recent years, the relationship between educational institutions and the juvenile justice system, which was once created to protect children, has displayed an ultimatum for minors through “zero tolerance” policies that result in sending individuals from school to prison to pipeline. Studies have shown that these policies are not beneficial to students or the educational environment that should be guaranteed to children. Opponents argue that the policies promote safety, but through this research it can be concluded that the policies actually increase danger. Studies demonstrate the factors that affect the enforcement of these policies which include media, the sociopolitical atmosphere, and the racial disproportionality, yet there are valid solutions for this issue that can be explored.
Kim, Catherine Y., Daniel J. Losen, and Damon Hewitt. 2010. The school to prison pipeline: structuring legal reform. New York: New York University Press.
Lawmakers and school officials have been wearisome in the efforts of finding a policy that works to make our schools a safer place for students and administrators. Schools, both public and private, are an environment for learning and pleasant experiences that a child or adolescent will remember for the rest of their lives. Although, experiences like the Columbine High school massacres are not what an individual would want to remember and is one of the most significant enforcer when it comes to all austere policies. Zero tolerance was first introduced by President Ronald Reagan’s
Yell, M.L., & Rozalski, M.E. (2008). The impact of legislation and litigation on discipline and student behavior in the classroom. Preventing School Failure, 52(3), 7-16.
Another major reason why juveniles are ending up in the juvenile justice system is because many schools have incorporate the zero tolerance policy and other extreme school disciplinary rules. In response to violent incidents in schools, such as the Columbine High School massacre, school disciplinary policies have become increasingly grave. These policies have been enacted at the school, district and state levels with the hopes of ensuring the safety of students and educators. These policies all rely on the zero tolerance policy. While it is understandable that protecting children and teachers is a priority, it is not clear that these strict policies are succeeding in improving the safety in schools.
Gabbard’s (2013) application of zero tolerance policies goes hand in hand with this phenomenon known as the school-to-prison pipeline (STPP). Archer (2009:868) defines the STPP as “the collection of education and public safety policies and practices that push our nation’s schoolchildren out of the classroom and into the streets, the juvenile justice system, or the criminal justice system.” When Fowler (2011:16) studied the STPP, they concluded that “...the single greatest predictor of future involvement in the juvenile system is a history of disciplinary referrals at school.” Because of its huge predictor of criminality, this is a serious issue that must be analyzed to prevent a catastrophic and vicious cycle that forces society’s children out of school, int...
Tulman, J. B. (2008). Time to Reverse the School-to-Prison Pipeline. (Cover story). Policy & Practice (19426828), 66(1), 22-27.
Khadaroo, Teicher. A. “School suspensions: Does racial bias feed the school-to-prison pipeline?” The Christian Science Monitor. March 31, 2013. Web.
Higher education has the ability to reduce the number of people in prison as well as prison costs. A study conducted by the Department of Policy Studies at the University of California, Los Angeles found that “ a 1 million investment in incarceration will prevent about 350 crimes, while that same investment in [correctional] education will prevent more than 600 crimes. Correctional education is almost twice as cost-effective as incarceration” (Bazos & Hausman, 2004). A better use of tax dollars points to education in prisons. Approximitly 6 percent of all corrections spending is going towards prison programming, with a small portion of that amount allocated to higher education programs. A 50 state analysis of postsecondary prison education concludes that “even if educational programs are expanded, their per-prisoner cost is far less than the total cost of incarceration” (Erisman & Contardo, 2005). Shifting correctional spending to more education in prisons does not only mean fewer costs to taxpayers on housing the incarcerated. It also carries into savings in other publicly funded
“Teach the children, so it will not be necessary to teach the adults” is a famous quote by our former president Abraham Lincoln. In modern days, we are schooling instead of educating. This produces an uninformed society who is trained to spit out information instead retaining it. My hometown, Scranton, also known as “the Electric City”, has an abundance of ignorant citizens. It was a very toxic community to grow up in. This affected the youth in the community by not projecting their potential into their minds. To have a well-educated populace, we need to make sure we graduate well-rounded youth after grade school. I believe this can be achieved by following common-core guidelines, while also striking their creativity within the subjects so that they are retaining information, not only memorizing it. I will discuss my beliefs on the roles of the teacher, the children as learners, the curriculum, and the purpose of schools in society.
Corporal punishment means to educate by implement of physical pain on learners in order to enhance their ability of studying. As we know, students will often follow the instructions which given by their instructor. However, if they don’t, many instructors are likely to introduce the corporal punishment such as hitting, slapping, spanking and kicking rather than promotes the oral education method to force their students to have a better performance. Gradually, corporal punishment have become a widely known phenomenon all over the world. According to the Department of Education’s 2006 Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), it clearly showed that a total of 223,190 students without disabilities received corporal punishment in that year around the