{"id":6206,"date":"2011-11-28T10:33:58","date_gmt":"2011-11-28T14:33:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/?p=6206"},"modified":"2011-11-28T10:33:58","modified_gmt":"2011-11-28T14:33:58","slug":"when-school-discipline-policies-fail-to-make-schools-safer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/when-school-discipline-policies-fail-to-make-schools-safer\/","title":{"rendered":"When School Discipline Policies Fail to Make Schools Safer"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"padding-bottom:20px; padding-top:10px;\" class=\"hupso-share-buttons\"><!-- Hupso Share Buttons - https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/ --><a class=\"hupso_pop\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/buttons\/gallery\/share-button-gray.png\" style=\"border:0px\" alt=\"Share\" \/><\/a><script type=\"text\/javascript\">var hupso_services=new Array(\"Twitter\",\"Facebook\",\"Google Plus\",\"Pinterest\",\"Linkedin\",\"StumbleUpon\",\"Digg\",\"Reddit\",\"Bebo\",\"Delicious\");var hupso_icon_type = \"labels\";var hupso_background=\"#FFFFFF\";var hupso_border=\"#FFFFFF\";var hupso_image_folder_url = \"\";var hupso_twitter_via=\"wrightslaw\";var hupso_url=\"\";var hupso_title=\"When%20School%20Discipline%20Policies%20Fail%20to%20Make%20Schools%20Safer\";<\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/js\/share.js\"><\/script><!-- Hupso Share Buttons --><\/div><p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.justice4all.org\/node\/134\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" style=\"margin: 5px 10px; border: 1px solid black; float: left;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/images\/ed.ev.child.report.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"140\" \/><\/a>The JustChildren program at the non-profit Legal Aid Justice Center in Charlottesville, VA has released a study that argues more school districts should adopt the [VA] state-approved, individualized discipline philosophy called <em><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Effective Schoolwide Discipline<\/span><\/strong><\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Angela Ciolfi, legal director of JustChildren, says their research revealed that across the state, students with special needs and African-American students are disproportionately impacted by what JustChildren calls &#8220;harsh discipline&#8221; practices.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Harsh Discipline Hinders Schools<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Report documents that these harsh discipline policies do not improve student behavior or make schools safer.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Last year, Virginia students with disabilities received short-term suspensions at a rate 2.4 times as high as non-disabled students, and black students were four times as likely to be suspended or expelled as white students,&#8221; says Ciolfi.<\/p>\n<p>JustChildren also says many school districts are not providing education for students while they&#8217;re being suspended.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Since <em><strong>Effective Schoolwide Discipline<\/strong><\/em> was developed in 2007, districts that have used it have seen dramatic decreases in out-of-school suspensions. Despite the impressive results of <strong><em>Effective Schoolwide Discipline<\/em><\/strong>, it&#8217;s in only 12 percent of Virginia&#8217;s over 1800 schools.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/wamu.org\/news\/11\/11\/17\/study_virginia_school_discipline_too_harsh\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Listen to the NPR interview<\/span><\/a> with Angela as she discusses the research and the impact of harsh discipline policies on minority students\u00a0 and students with special needs.\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/wamu.org\/news\/11\/11\/17\/study_virginia_school_discipline_too_harsh\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">http:\/\/wamu.org\/news\/11\/11\/17\/study_virginia_school_discipline_too_harsh<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Read the full Report\u00a0 &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.justice4all.org\/node\/134\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Educate Every Child<\/span><\/a> at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.justice4all.org\/node\/134\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">http:\/\/www.justice4all.org\/node\/134<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.doe.virginia.gov\/boe\/meetings\/recorded_video.shtml\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" style=\"border: 1px solid black; margin: 5px; float: right;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/images\/vdoe.bd.mtg.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"210\" \/><\/a>Expelled with NO Services &#8211; Testimony of a shy 15 year old<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A shy 15 year old boy with a learning disability testified before the VA state Board about his experience being expelled for 440 days <em>without<\/em> educational services at the age of 13.\u00a0 People were really alarmed and touched by his testimony, and the Executive Secretary came out of the meeting so that she could speak with him personally.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.doe.virginia.gov\/boe\/meetings\/recorded_video.shtml\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" style=\"margin-left: 3px; margin-right: 3px; float: left;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/nltr\/img\/video_icon.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"18\" height=\"17\" \/><\/a>You can watch and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.doe.virginia.gov\/boe\/meetings\/recorded_video.shtml\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">hear the student testify<\/span><\/a> at:\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.doe.virginia.gov\/boe\/meetings\/recorded_video.shtml\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">http:\/\/www.doe.virginia.gov\/boe\/meetings\/recorded_video.shtml<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Go directly to his testimony at 1 hour, 17 minutes, 30 seconds into the recording.<\/p>\n<p>More on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/info\/discipl.index.htm\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Behavior and Discipline<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/info\/bip.ciolfi.reichhardt.htm\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">How to Address Behavior Management and Appropriate School Response<\/span><\/a> by Angela Ciolfi &amp; 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