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Typical examples include the honor-roll student being expelled from school under a "no weapons" policy while in possession of nail clippers, [39] or for possessing "drugs" like cough drops and dental mouthwash or "weapons" like rubber bands. [1] A related criticism is that zero-tolerance policies make schools feel like a jail or a prison.
School systems set rules, and if students break these rules they are subject to discipline. These rules may, for example, define the expected standards of school uniforms, punctuality, social conduct, and work ethic. The term "discipline" is applied to the action that is the consequence of breaking the rules.
Most of the rules have been traced to a French etiquette manual written by Jesuits in 1595 entitled "Bienséance de la conversation entre les hommes". As a handwriting exercise in around 1744, Washington merely copied word-for-word Francis Hawkins' translation which was published in England in about 1640. [2] The list of rules opens with the ...
Examples involving unspoken rules include unwritten and unofficial organizational hierarchies, organizational culture, and acceptable behavioral norms governing interactions between organizational members. These rules typically align with the behaviors of the local majority group and seem normal to them, but can be obscure, invisible, and ...
After a certain number of demerits are accumulated, the student is given detention, loss of privileges (e.g., being denied field trips and participation in school events), or some other punishment [3] [4] based on the seriousness and frequency of the infraction. [5]
Parents everywhere — including TODAY’s Craig Melvin and Sheinelle Jones — are relating to the hilarious rules Nicole Jackson set for her 13-year-old son, Kai, as he headed back to school.
In such circumstances, the United States Supreme Court has found that student speech may be regulated. For example, in Hazelwood School District v. Kuhlmeier, it held that a school may exercise control over the content of a student newspaper when it attempts to address issues of divorce and teenage pregnancy; in Morse v.
Humorous Interpretation (often shortened to "HI", or "Humor") is an event in competitive middle and high school forensics leagues such as the National Christian Forensics and Communications Association and the National Speech and Debate Association. It consists of a piece from any published work, edited to fit within a 10-minute span with a 30 ...