The Law, Policy, and Portrayal of Zero Tolerance School Discipline: Examining Prevalence and Characteristics across Levels of Governance and School Districts

Autor/in	Curran, F. Chris
Titel	The Law, Policy, and Portrayal of Zero Tolerance School Discipline: Examining Prevalence and Characteristics across Levels of Governance and School Districts
Quelle	In: Educational Policy, 33 (2019) 2, S.319-349 (31 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0895-9048
DOI	10.1177/0895904817691840
Schlagwörter	Zero Tolerance Policy; School Districts; Governance; Incidence; School Law; Expulsion; Federal Legislation; State Legislation; Educational Legislation; News Reporting; Elementary Secondary Education; Charter Schools; Student Characteristics; Urban Schools; Institutional Characteristics + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? School district; Schulbezirk; Education; Educational policy; Financing; Steuerung; Bildung; Erziehung; Bildungspolitik; Finanzierung; Vorkommen; Law concerning schools; Schulrecht; Relegation; Bundesrecht; Landesrecht; Bildungsrecht; Schulgesetz; News report; Reportage; Charter school; Charter-Schule; Urban area; Urban areas; School; Schools; Stadtregion; Stadt; Schule
Abstract	Reform of school zero tolerance discipline policies is complicated by a lack of systematic evidence on the prevalence and characteristics of such policies. Through document analysis, this study compares explicit zero tolerance laws/policies and mandatory expulsion laws/policies across the domains of federal law, state law, district policy, and media portrayal. Results suggest that explicit zero tolerance laws and policies are rare, appearing in less than one in seven states or districts, whereas mandatory expulsion laws/policies are more common. Districts serving high proportions of minority students as well as districts consisting only of charter schools are more likely to have mandatory expulsion policies for certain offenses. Additionally, district zero tolerance policies apply to a broader set of offenses than state laws. Finally, state and district laws/policies tend to not apply to minor offenses to the degree suggested by media coverage. Implications for policy and practice are discussed. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01