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Heather M. Reynolds; Ron Avi Astor – Education and Urban Society, 2024
Currently, there is a national level debate on security-based school safety policies and practices, particularly in relation to the presence of police in schools. Decisions about school safety are discussed at the district level by administrators and board of education members who may not be aware of the importance of utilizing local data to…
Descriptors: Urban Education, Public Policy, Policy Formation, Urban Environment
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Gerlinger, Julie – Education and Urban Society, 2022
The practice of temporarily removing students from school as a form of punishment (i.e., suspensions) remains quite common. This study uses longitudinal data from a large, urban school district in California to assess whether the use of suspensions improves school safety in the following school year. Additional analyses by student race and…
Descriptors: Discipline Policy, Crime, Suspension, School Policy