Zero tolerance policies in schools
By: Peggy Daniels, book editor.
Contributors: Daniels, Peggy.
Series: Issues that concern you
Publisher: Greenhaven Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Detroit
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780737741896
Subjects: School discipline -- United States; Classroom management -- United States
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Strict student discipline is necessary to make schools safer : public agenda; title: Weak disciplinary polices endanger students and inhibit learning / Marc A. Epstein; title: Zero tolerance policies are not effective / Russell Skiba; title: Zero tolerance policies have produced mixed results / Tim Grant; title: Zero tolerance policies are unfair / Susan Black; title: Zero tolerance policies can be made fair / David L. Stader; title: Zero tolerance policies harm students / Whitney Joiner; title: Zero tolerance policies violate students' right to privacy / Elisabeth Frost; title: Zero tolerance policies treat students as criminals / Advancement Project; title: Zero tolerance policies target minority students / Annette Fuentes; title: Zero tolerance policies harm teachers / Ron Isaac; title: Zero tolerance policies create risks for schools / Dave Lenkus; title: Zero tolerance policies create controversy : excerpt from Russell Skiba et al.; title: Zero tolerance policies are losing support from schools and government / Kavan Peterson.