A survey of all school employees in three Cook County (Illinois) schools asked how they view student discipline. Principals reviewed survey results for their schools and then met with faculty members to work out solutions. Because of positive public and staff response, similar surveys will be conducted every two years. (MLF)

Research discovered six categories of adult behavior that lead to student discipline problems--inconsistent rule enforcement, noncompliance with discipline policies, insensitivity, lack of data, lack of classroom management skills, and inadequate administration of discipline policies. (Author/IRT)

At a Florida high school, students who break school rules face predetermined consequences that are ascending in severity. The success of the system is contingent on staff training, communication, recordkeeping, administrative support, and evaluation. (MLF)

A successful school discipline program is dedicated to changing students' attitudes. Students and teachers plan rules of behavior, and all school personnel are trained to help students identify inappropriate behavior and take responsibility for their actions. (MLF)

Argues that all drivers of school buses should be trained professionals, and explains how parent awareness of discipline problems on buses can be increased by playing them a tape recording of a ride. Discusses the efforts of a research team to draft a performance standard for the construction of a school bus body with emphasis on panel separation,…

Detention rooms are more effective when students are accountable for their behavior, rules and consequences are clear and publicized, and teachers are involved in the disciplinary process. (DCS)

Physical punishment of children is not only inefficient in maintaining discipline, but also harmful. School officials who favor it are often personally frustrated. (WM)

Discusses chronically delinquent students and methods of dealing with their disruptive behavior, ways to maintain discipline in schools, warning signs characteristic of delinquents, signs of disruption-prone schools, and various programs instigated by state and local school administrations to handle problems from academic failure to criminal…

Describes how administrator-imposed discipline of students is circumscribed by their legal rights. (PKP)

Six steps are provided for addressing the problem of student misconduct: (1) developing a well-publicized districtwide program, (2) creating a task force to develop a misconduct management handbook for teachers, (3) soliciting reactions, (4) field testing the draft, (5) revising the handbook, and (6) followup. (TE)

Reports results of a mail survey on the best solutions to crime and violence in schools and presents a variety of proposals by individuals concerned with the problem. (JG)

Describes a year-round alternative school program for disruptive students that relies on community resources to help the students and also involves parents. (IRT)

Based on research concerning school crime conducted at 600 public secondary schools, boards of education are advised to consider changes in school organization that would result in smaller schools; make school rules that are clear, firmly enforced, and equitably administered; and speak out against community conditions that perpetuate social…

Describes the pros and cons involved in elevating bus drivers to professional status. Under current federal regulations, bus drivers must have a commercial driver's license (CDL). The CDL test, however, does not require certain abilities pertaining to student transportation, particularly student-management skills. Describes strategies for…