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- Zero tolerance policies require specific and generally serious responses – such as suspension or expulsion – for certain types of student misconduct. The Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights defines a zero tolerance policy as one that “results in mandatory expulsion of any student who commits one or more specified offenses.”
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Thus, it is problematic that despite 20 years of school implementation of zero tolerance policies, and nearly 15 years as federal policy, the research base on zero tolerance is in no way sufficient to evaluate the impact of zero tolerance policy and practices on student behavior or school climate.
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What’s clear, based on the evidence: a generation after the rise of these policies and practices, neither schools nor young people have benefited. Fortunately, as described in this brief, promising alternatives to zero tolerance can safely keep young people where they belong— in school.
Feb 26, 2023 · Most frequently, zero tolerance policies address drug, weapons, violence, smoking and school disruption in efforts to protect all students’ safety and maintain a school environment that is conducive to learning.
Feb 14, 2019 · Below, I explain some basic facts about zero tolerance policies and how prevalent they are in America’s schools. Just what is a zero tolerance policy? Zero tolerance policies require specific and generally serious responses – such as suspension or expulsion – for certain types of student misconduct.
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Feb 26, 2023 · The American Psychological Association Zero Tolerance Task Force (Citation 2008) defines “zero-tolerance policy” as “a school or district policy that mandates predetermined consequences or punishments for specific offenses that are intended to be applied regardless of the seriousness of the behavior, mitigating circumstances, or ...
A zero-tolerance policy in schools is a policy of strict enforcement of school rules against behaviors or the possession of items deemed undesirable. In schools, common zero-tolerance policies concern physical altercations, as well as the possession or use of illicit drugs or weapons.
Aug 9, 2006 · Have zero tolerance policies made schools safer and more effective in handling disciplinary issues? We examined the data concerning five key assumptions of zero tolerance policies.
