"In recent decades, as more districts and states have adopted zero-tolerance policies, imposing mandatory suspension for a wide range of behavioral misdeeds, more and more students have been sent away from school for at least a few days, an approach that is often questioned as paving the way for students to fall behind and drop out." - NYTimes
This article reminds me of a question - Is our attempt to develop stricter consequences for behavioral misdeeds actually exacerbating the problem and contributing to a further decline in behavior or attitude?
The rest of the article here:
Black Students Face More Discipline, Data Suggests
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/06/education/black-students-face-more-harsh-discipline-data-shows.html?ref=education
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