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Implementation of Zero Tolerance
‘ Jeanne Wright, of the Washington Post states, “ Teachers across the country-from tough inner city schools to affluent suburban districts- are growing increasingly frustrated and fearful that their classrooms and hallways are being disrupted and turned into battlefields by a few violent and ill-behaved students intent on creating chaos’”(Grapes). Because of this escalating violence and drug use on the schools grounds, zero tolerance has evolved. The zero tolerance policy provides parameters for the individual student, the educators, and the community, thereby diminishing the opportunity for distracting influences in the educational environment. Embracing the concept of zero tolerance to fit a community and its school will help provide a better educational environment, thus creating an opportunity to achieve better academic performance.
“ The zero-tolerance policies largely grew out of the Safe and Drug-Free School Act of 1994, which stipulated that schools had to expel any student found with a weapon, or lose federal aid”(Johnson). ... ‘According to a Michigan high school principal, “From what I understand zero-tolerance will not allow students to bring guns and violent object to the schools. ...
Zero tolerance policies originated with weapons and now have expanded onto fistfights, practical jokes, harassment, alcohol, tobacco, and drugs. ... Zero tolerance policy attempts eliminate these distractions by temporarily or permanently removing the other students that are causing or possessing one or many of these distractions. ‘“Could it be argued, however, that despite the negative consequences for those students who cause trouble in schools, zero tolerance policies ultimately rid schools of those troublesome elements, and thus lead to greater safety for the rest of the law-abiding students”’(Henault 550)? This is the original focus of the zero tolerance policy. ... By incorporating the zero tolerance policy students should be more comfortable attending their school. ...
A component of zero tolerance often includes school security measures and code of conduct handbooks. ... I welcome the zero tolerance policy. ... Some schools use a “one size fits all” attitude toward the infraction(s) on the zero tolerance policy; on the other hand, schools also take a more logical step towards punishment by reviewing and analyzing the case, the student’s history and the severity of the infraction. ... There are several scenarios that arise from zero tolerance policies that each requires specific action and evaluation. ... Instead of suspending the girl, a possible coarse of action would be for the principal to remove girl’s pocketknife, notify immediately her parents and explain the zero tolerance policy and explain to them why they have this policy. ... A practical approach to zero tolerance elevates the effort and uniformity in bringing justice to the pupil who has done harm, or has been punished for an unintentional rule breaking. ... That is the opposite of the purpose of a zero tolerance policy. ... That is the purpose of zero tolerance, to punish accordingly to action, not to create a nuisance towards students, parents, and teachers. ...
Zero tolerance policies are generally crafted around a schools community. ... For schools in a more rural community a broader zero tolerance policy will most likely be established. When a school is located in a suburban setting, the implementation of a zero tolerance policy will most likely resemble a good bnamece of both the rural school and the urban school.
Approximate Word count = 2586
Approximate Pages = 10.3
(250 words per page double spaced)
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