ERIC Number: EJ1314259
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2021
Pages: 5
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An Alternative to Exclusionary Discipline
Greene, Ross W.; Haynes, Stacy
Childhood Education, v97 n5 p72-76 2021
Black and (to a somewhat lesser degree) Hispanic students face significantly higher rates of punitive, exclusionary methods of discipline as compared to White students. In response, many schools have embraced cultural competence or cultural humility training, helping their educators and administrators to embrace more informed views about Black and Brown students. These programs can heighten awareness of how systemic racism may contribute to the disproportionality and have actuated efforts to address it, including re-examination of disciplinary practices in general. Indeed, while Black and Brown students are clearly over-represented in statistics regarding the use of punitive and exclusionary discipline, such discipline is still most frequently applied to White students, for whom it is also counterproductive and unnecessary. This article examines alternatives to punitive, exclusionary disciplinary practices.
Descriptors: Educational Change, Discipline Policy, Suspension, Expulsion, Disproportionate Representation, African American Students, Hispanic American Students, Minority Group Students
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Language: English
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