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ERIC Number: EJ579414
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1999
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ISSN: ISSN-0031-7217
The Dark Side of Zero Tolerance: Can Punishment Lead to Safe Schools?
Skiba, Russ; Peterson, Reece
Phi Delta Kappan, v80 n5 p372-76,381-82 Jan 1999
After four years of implementation, the National Center for Education Statistics found that schools employing zero-tolerance policies are still less safe than those without such policies. Indiscriminate use of force is the hallmark of authoritarianism. Programmatic prevention, screening and early identification, and effective discipline policies are viable alternatives. (29 references) (MLH)
Descriptors: Authoritarianism, Conflict Resolution, Early Identification, Elementary Secondary Education, Expulsion, Prevention, Program Effectiveness, Program Implementation, Punishment, School Policy, School Safety, Suspension, Violence, Zero Tolerance Policy
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Screening Procedures