New Alternatives to Student Discipline in the wake of Covid-19 Pandemic.
Students returning this fall have not only experienced a once in a life time pandemic, an extended stay-at-home period, minimal physical interaction with peers, but most likely watched the harrowing death of George Floyd, the protests and the heated discussions...
Code of Conduct Violation and Disposition Forms:
A Disposition Form is a document that spells out the alleged violation and stipulates that the student admits the allegations. Generally, Disposition Forms are only offered to the “first-time” offender in lieu of a contested hearing. While the signing of a Disposition...
College Disciplinary Process
Most university code of conduct disciplinary process involves four major steps: The Initial Referral The Investigation The College Hearing; and The Appeal of Disciplinary Sanction The Initial Referral This occurs when the course instructor flags a student’s work for...
How to end the school-to-prison pipeline.
The “school-to-prison pipeline,” is a distressing nationwide trend where school-aged children are funneled outof public schools and into the juvenileand criminal justice systems. At a micro-level, the school-to-prison pipeline is enabled by the over-punishing of...
Ten Questions that help you decide if it is time to take action against your school district?
Life gets busy, I know! Kids are running amok, the school district is giving you the run-around and you know that time is of the essence in getting services for your child. Or, your child has been in and out of trouble in school and in the community but the school...