School discipline and safety / / volume editors, Suzanne E. Eckes, Charles J. Russo

• Pubblicazione: Thousand Oaks, California : , : SAGE Publications, , 2012
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (393 p.)
• Disciplina: 371.5
• Soggetto topico: School discipline; Schools - Safety measures
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Persona (resp. second.): EckesSuzanne; RussoCharles J.
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: ""SCHOOL DISCIPLINE AND SAFETY-FRONT COVER ""; ""SCHOOL DISCIPLINE AND SAFETY""; ""CONTENTS""; ""ABOUT THE EDITORS-IN-CHIEF""; ""ABOUT THE VOLUME EDITORS""; ""ABOUT THE CONTRIBUTORS""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""DISCIPLINE AND SAFETY ISSUES WITH RESPECT TO SPECIAL POPULATIONS""; ""TEACHER RESPONSIBILITY FOR STUDENT SUICIDE""; ""THE ROLE OF SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICERS""; ""HARASSMENT AND BULLYING""; ""CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT""; ""TEACHER LIABILITY PROTECTION ACTS""; ""DRESS CODE POLICIES""; ""CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT""; ""SUMMARY""; ""Further Readings and Resources""; ""Court Cases and Statutes"" ; ""1. Should all public schools adopt dress code policies that focus on student safety?""""OVERVIEW Suzanne E. Eckes Indiana University""; ""POINT: Richard Fossey University of North Texas""; ""SCHOOL DRESS CODES AND THE FIRST AMENDMENT""; ""PALMER V. WAXAHACHIE INDEPENDENTSCHOOL DISTRICT: A SENSIBLE APPROACH TO SCHOOL DRESS CODES""; ""COURTS SHOULD DEFER TO SCHOOL BOARDS WITH REGARD TO STUDENT DRESS CODE DECISIONS""; ""COUNTERPOINT: Todd A. DeMitchell University of New Hampshire""; ""GANG-RELATED CLOTHING RESTRICTIONS""; ""The Rosary as Gang Apparel""; ""Tattoos"" ; ""Discussion: Dress Code Response to Gangs""""VIOLENCE AND T-SHIRTS""; ""PROMOTION OF GUN USE""; ""CONCLUSION""; ""Further Readings and Resources""; ""Court Cases and Statutes""; ""2. Are zero tolerance policies acceptable with respect to drugs, alcohol, weapons, where student safety is concerned?""; ""OVERVIEW Charles J. Russo University of Dayton""; ""POINT: Aimee Vergon Gibbs Dickinson Wright, PLLC, Detroit, Michigan""; ""HISTORICAL BACKGROUND""; ""IMPACT OF ZERO TOLERANCE POLICIES""; ""Zero Tolerance for Weapons""; ""Zero Tolerance for Drugs and Alcohol""; ""CONCLUSION"" ; ""COUNTERPOINT: Charles B. Vergon Youngstown State University""""INEFFECTIVENESS OF ZERO TOLERANCE POLICIES Zero Tolerance for Weapons""; ""Zero Tolerance for Drugs and Alcohol""; ""UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES: NUMEROUS AND NEGATIVE""; ""CONCLUSION""; ""Further Readings and Resources""; ""Court Cases and Statutes""; ""3. Should zero tolerance policies be abolished because students of color are overrepresented when schools adopt such policies?""; ""OVERVIEW Charles J. Russo University of Dayton""; ""POINT: Spencer C. Weiler University of Northern Colorado""; ""BACKGROUND"" ; ""ZERO TOLERANCE POLICIES AND RACE""""History of Discipline and Race""; ""Current Data on Discipline and Race""; ""Explanations for Racial Disparities""; ""INJUSTICE IN THE DISCIPLINARY SYSTEM""; ""IMPACT OF RACIAL DISPARITIES Failure to Change Behavior""; ""Increased Dropout Rates for Students of Color""; ""Zero Tolerance Policies and Intent""; ""The School-to-Prison Pipeline for Students of Color""; ""Costs to Society""; ""ALTERNATIVE APPROACHES TO STUDENT DISCIPLINE""; ""CONCLUSION""; ""COUNTERPOINT: Luke M. Cornelius University of North Florida""; ""DISCUSSION"" ; ""LITIGATION ON ZERO TOLERANCE INCLUDING RACE""
• Sommario/riassunto: Contributors explore issues as child abuse reporting, corporal punishment, student uniforms, zero tolerance policies, and more. Each chapter opens with an introductory essay by the volume editor, followed by point/counterpoint articles written and signed by invited experts, and concludes with Further Readings and Resources.
• Titolo autorizzato: School discipline and safety
• ISBN: 1-78268-233-3; 1-4522-6670-0; 1-4522-1865-X
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910480262903321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Debating Issues in American Education: A SAGE Reference Set