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Why schools should abandon zero-tolerance policies
- 04-01-2011
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Blog by Valerie Strauss/Washington Post
The tough disciplinary policy in Fairfax County public schools is not one of “zero tolerance,” officials there say. But it is a fine imitation of one, which is why it’s a good thing that Superintendent Jack D. Dale is now seeking changes to increase transparency disciplinary proceedings and to give principals more leeway in deciding penalties. The Fairfax Board of Education on Monday will discuss the proposed changes, initiated after my colleague Donna St. George chronicled two disciplinary cases that were unduly harsh. One involved a girl forced out of her public school because she had prescription acne medicine in her locker; the other, a 15-year-old football player who took his own life after the fallout of an infraction. (more...)
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