Zero Tolerance: Resisting the Drive for Punishment in Our Schools

ISBN-10
0756793904
ISBN-13
9780756793906
Series
Zero Tolerance
Category
Education
Pages
263
Language
English
Published
2002-06-30
Authors
Rick Ayers, William Ayers, Bernardine Dohrn

Description

Zero toleranceÓ began as a prohibition against guns, but it has expanded into punishment & tougher disciplinary measures in Amer. schools. As schools adopt more zero tolerance policies they become less safe, in part because the first casualties of these measures are the relationships between teacher & student & between school & community. The vast majority of students expelled from schools under new disciplinary measures are sent home for non-violent violations; that the rush to judge & punish disproportionately affects black & Latino children; & that the new disciplinary ethos is eroding constitutional protections of privacy, free speech, & due process. A passionate, multifaceted argument against the militarization of our schools.Ó

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