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Even though it may feel good in the moment to think of lifelong consequences for bullies, here's why these policies don't actually keep schools safe.
In 2014, a study of school discipline figures was conducted. It was found that suspensions and expulsions as a result of zero-tolerance policies have not reduced school disruptions. The study's author stated that "zero-tolerance approaches to school discipline are not the best way to create a safe climate for learning". [30]
Why School Antibullying Programs Don't Work. Jason Aronson Inc, ISBN 978-0-7657-0475-7; Loui, Kenny (1 January 2017). Stand By Me: The Effects of a Police Anti-Bullying Presentation on South Korean High School Students' Attitudes About Bullying and Willingness to Intervene. Nova Southeastern University Fischler College of Education.
The legislation gives school administrators the authority to discipline students for bullying others offline or online. [ 23 ] Many states already have existing criminal and civil remedies to deal with cyberbullying; extreme cases would fall under criminal harassment or stalking laws or targets of such extreme bullying could pursue civil action ...
If the Beaufort County School District doesn’t stand up the book ban bullies, the district is showing that it doesn’t trust its faculty to make decisions that are best for students. | Opinion
Both students involved in the fight at Knightdale High were suspended from school for five days — which Scott and his mother say was appropriate. But because Smith charged Scott with disorderly conduct and resisting an officer, the student’s punishment was much longer than the length of his suspension.
The SROs in his school greet the kids in the morning, which he said helps students create a trusting relationship with police. He often meets with administrators to talk about emergency operations for the building and lockdown procedures. Ray Hall, a school police officer in Texas, has similarly low-key days.
Of further concern to critics is the disproportionate number of black students arrested. While black students represented 16 percent of the nation’s public school population in the 2011-12 school year, they made up 31 percent of students subjected to school-related arrests, according to a 2014 report by the U.S. Department of Education.