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Nuss, Henry J.; Hester, Laura L.; Perry, Mark A.; Stewart-Briley, Collette; Reagon, Valamar M.; Collins, Pamela – Journal of School Health, 2016
Background: In 2010, the Louisiana Asthma Management and Prevention Program (LAMP) implemented the Asthma-Friendly Schools Initiative in high-risk Louisiana populations. The social ecological model (SEM) was used as a framework for an asthma program implemented in 70 state K-12 public schools over 2 years. Methods: Activities included a needs…
Descriptors: Health Promotion, Diseases, Chronic Illness, At Risk Students
Broussard, Mary R. – ProQuest LLC, 2014
Louisiana is currently one of the 19 states in the United States that still allow the use of corporal punishment in public schools. The research questions that drove this study explored Louisiana-published court cases involving corporal punishment in public schools, district policies regarding the use of corporal punishment, reported instances of…
Descriptors: Educational Policy, Educational Practices, Public Schools, Punishment
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Castile, Holly; Harris, Sandra – Education Leadership Review, 2014
This qualitative phenomenological study explored school administrators' experiences with cyberbullying. The participants were secondary administrators in Louisiana public schools. Notable findings indicated that cyberbullying is a complex problem because the greatest amount of cyberbullying is occurring off-campus. This study found Facebook and…
Descriptors: Bullying, Computer Mediated Communication, Secondary Schools, Public Schools
Louisiana State Dept. of Education, Baton Rouge. Bureau of Technical Assistance. – 1975
Louisiana received funds under Title VII of the Emergency School Aid Act to conduct a 23 month Special Students Concerns Project, aimed at eliminating the disproportionately high incidence of suspension, expulsions, and other disciplinary action involving minority group students in public schools. As proposed, the first six to eight months of the…
Descriptors: Attendance Patterns, Corporal Punishment, Discipline Policy, Dropout Characteristics
Louisiana State Dept. of Education, Baton Rouge. Bureau of Technical Assistance. – 1975
The Magnitude of disciplinary problems prompted the Louisiana State Legislature to authorize the continuance of the Task Force on Suspensions and Expulsions to further study the problems associated with said suspensions and expulsions and to evaluate the efforts of the former Task Force: during the 1972-73 academic year, a total of approximately…
Descriptors: Discipline Policy, Discipline Problems, Due Process, Educational Legislation
Richardson, Rita C.; Evans, Elizabeth T. – 1992
This paper reviews studies on the use of corporal punishment in the nation, particularly in Louisiana public schools, and the impact of corporal punishment on black male students. The paper reviews the recent polls and studies on attitudes toward corporal punishment, noting that approval rates for use of paddling are significantly higher in…
Descriptors: Black Population Trends, Black Students, Corporal Punishment, Cultural Influences