Zero Tolerance Policy

arisen with the methods used to enforce control in the classroom and on school campuses. Zero tolerance was “adopted in schools in the early 1990s as a philosophy or policy that mandated the application of predetermined consequences, most often severe and punitive in nature, that are intended to be applied regardless of the gravity of behavior, mitigating

Many individuals question if the zero-tolerance policy – that is instigated in an abundant number of schools—is too much harsh? Is the extreme discipline absurd? Is there another efficient way to punish minor misbehavior in schools? These questions revolve around the policy that many national schools implement, but what exactly is zero-tolerance? The zero-tolerance policy punishes scholars when they violate the campus’ rules. According to the book, scholars face harsh punishments like expulsion if

in a school district creates a zero tolerance policy against students bringing any toxic chemicals to school. This policy makes sense in so much that toxic chemicals are potentially harmful and could endanger children. On a day when students will be outside all day, such as a sports day or field day, a student brings sunscreen to school to protect his skin from the harmful effects of UV radiation. Under the school district’s zero tolerance no toxic substance policy, the student’s teacher determines

There are many advantages of having the zero tolerance policy in schools such as students having a better reason to learn. If students realize that when they do something wrong and they get punished it ruins their grades and lowers their academic level from missing so much school from suspension or missing a certain class because of in school suspension. It also helps them in the future, it allows them to understand how important it is following the rules and shows that they get punished for not

school zero-tolerance policies are intended to eliminate behaviors deemed as intolerable, such as violence, bullying, or having a weapon. But these policies are useless and unneeded because they cannot be used until after the damage has been done. Often times the intolerable behavior becomes more prevalent when the types of policies are put into place. Evidence of just how useless the zero-tolerance policy is in instances of school shootings, such as Columbine. They definitely had a policy of not

that student to know that misbehavior is unacceptable but also shows that the school still cares about the student by keeping them on school grounds. I also believe that zero tolerance policies either need to be revised or replace with programs that allow for growth when a student misbehaves. The future of zero tolerance policies looks bleak because the history has shown that it isolates students from

“Zero-tolerance policies punish all offenses severely, no matter how minor.” One’s first impulse may be to speculate that as a result of the policy, schools are safer. There is not however, any clear statistics that the schools are indeed safer. The first step in analyzing the zero-tolerance policy is determining how effective it actually is. The overall goal of the policy is clear – safer schools. The federal zero-tolerance policy is vague which leaves much of the interpretation up to the individual

Does Zero-tolerance policies make schools safer? Objections 1.Zero Tolerance Polcies help reduce teen crime and violence. The U.S. Department of Justice stated that students are "more likely to be victims of nonfatal serious violent crime away from school than at school”. The U.S Department of Justice found that in November 2004 that violent crime in schools has continued its steady decline in recent years.(Violence, 2008). Objections 2.Zero-Tolerance Policies at U.S. Schools Are Necessary.

disturbance is to just get rid of it. It only makes sense that this rule be applied to humans all throughout American schools. A zero tolerance policy (ZTP) is the most direct and effortless way to dispose of unwanted students. It is only fair that the administrators issuing these legitimate sanctions have free will to dice out any retribution they deem necessary. Zero tolerance policies encourage students to learn from their mistakes and help improve their general quality of life. If a student isn’t expelled

Zero Tolerance Policies: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly Schools are institutions where acquisition of knowledge is fostered in a nurturing milieu. In 1994, when Congress passed “The Gun-Free Schools Act”, also known as the “Zero Tolerance Policy” by many, it was intended to provide students and educators with a safe environment conducive to learning. Nonetheless, “the real result of these policies is not safer schools, but significant adverse effects, such as severe disruption of students’ academic