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Download full textFernan, Steve; Parman, Mary Jo; White, Doug; Wiltrout, Dan – 2001
The U.S. Congress bolstered the increase in expulsions by passing into law the federal Gun Free School Act of 1994. All states receiving federal funds were to pass laws requiring schools to expel students who brought firearms to school or to school activities. There is evidence that schools are safer, but expulsion rates continue to climb. With…
Descriptors: Compensatory Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Expulsion, Federal Legislation
Peer reviewedKingery, Paul M.; Coggeshall, Mark B. – Psychology in the Schools, 2001
Examines how data from student self-report surveys and other sources can be used to assess the weaknesses in current school iincidentreporting systems and improve the validity of surveillance data on school violence. Assesses the validity of data from Gun-Free Schools Act reports on the number of guns in school in light of nationally…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Discipline, Discipline Policy, Educational Environment
McAndrews, Tobin – 2001
State legislatures and school boards are adopting a growing number of zero-tolerance polices toward weapons, guns, and violence. Zero-tolerance polices are rules intended to address specific school-safety issues. They have arisen in part as a response to the threat of the withdrawal of federal funds under the 1994 Gun-Free Schools Act, and…
Descriptors: Crisis Management, Educational Policy, Elementary Secondary Education, Expulsion
Martin, W. Michael – American School Board Journal, 2000
The recent escalation of zero-tolerance weapons policies was predicated on a (mis)perceived increase in school-related shootings. When administering such policies, principals should reaffirm the policy message, clarify consequences, be careful with evidence, clear their calendars, prepare a communication plan, and coordinate responses to the…
Descriptors: Administrative Problems, Administrator Responsibility, Elementary Secondary Education, Expulsion
McAndrews, Tobin – 2001
State legislatures and school boards are adopting a growing number of zero-tolerance polices toward weapons, guns, and violence. Zero-tolerance polices are rules intended to address specific school-safety issues. They have arisen in part as a response to the threat of the withdrawal of federal funds under the 1994 Gun-Free Schools Act, and…
Descriptors: Crisis Management, Discipline, Discipline Policy, Educational Policy
Heumann, Judith E.; Hehir, Thomas – 1995
This document, presented in question and answer format, provides guidance about legal requirements of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) concerning the misconduct of students with disabilities and corrects the misunderstanding that students with disabilities are exempt from discipline under current law. It discusses recent…
Descriptors: Aggression, Behavior Problems, Compliance (Legal), Decision Making
