Describes a method for controlling minor incidents of disruptive behavior and failure to prepare for class. (MCG)

A successful inschool suspension program is described that brings together a professional staffer knowledgeable in counseling and a variety of subject areas, an unpleasant image among students, and a reasonable length of the student's day. Guidelines and rules are listed. (MJL)

The "discipline ladder" approach emphasizes that each successive offense of the same type should result in punishment made more uncomfortable by designed increments. (Author/IRT)

The successful program to reduce discipline problems described here emphasized four areas. An effort was made to change the erroneous thinking of students, parents, and teachers; to reward and punish students systematically; to clean up the campus; and to increase cooperation and responsibility. (Author/IRT)

A Saturday session in the Saucon Valley School District, Hallertown (Pennsylvania), including academic tutoring and counseling, is a low-cost effective alternative to suspension. (Author/MLF)

The in-school suspension program used at the Blue Springs (Missouri) Junior High School is carefully structured to focus student attention or productive academic work. This article describes the program and lists several questions that must be considered by those seeking to develop an effective program. (PGD)

Describes a Prescriptive Discipline Plan developed by teachers at a Florida middle school. The plan featured three offense categories: minor infractions handled by teachers, intermediate offenses (cheating, disrespect, and insubordination) handled by administrators, and serious offenses (fighting, assault, sexual misconduct) invoking automatic…

Describes the operation and effectiveness of the Alternative Learning Center program administered by James Madison Memorial High School in Madison (Wisconsin). The center permits the school to remove students committing breaches of school discipline from their classes without removing them from the educational environment altogether. (PGD)

The Richland Northeast High School in Columbia, South Carolina, finds an after-school detention program and a student supreme court to be successful in handling discipline problems. (JM)

In this plan, teachers clearly inform students in writing at the beginning of the year of their expectations regarding student attendance, lateness, and coursework. (JM)

At Liberty High School (Missouri), in-school suspension is a corrective, rehabilitative process. The successful program features a Saturday School, infraction-specific self-help packets for students, staffing by a full-time paraprofessional, visits by subject-area teachers, and meetings with counselors. (PGD)

Profiles two San Antonio high schools' creative discipline approaches to supplement their official policies. At one high school, staff find out what "carrot" will work for grounding their "frequent-flier" kids. This usually involves devising attendance/behavior contracts for earning driving or other privileges. The other school has an…

This high school's successful suspension alternative assigns disruptive students to an alternative classroom for several days, where they are isolated from the remainder of the student body all day, and excluded from participation in or attending all regular programs and cocurricular activities. (DCS)

Measures taken by a Catholic high school decreased both vandalism occurring during school hours and vandalism occurring when the school was unoccupied. Among tactics used were increased monitoring by teachers, greater emphasis on the value of respect for others and for property, and installation of an extensive alarm system. (MJL)

When discipline problems arise, the referral system outlined here, in which teachers, counselors, and administrators know what is expected of them, may help principals save time and retain effectiveness. (JM)