Court decisions that changed suspension procedures to be followed by principals have caused uncertainty about the extent of the principal's authority to discipline students. Suspension is, therefore, being increasingly viewed as a last resort. This newsletter groups alternatives to suspension into three main categories: student detention, intervention programs utilizing school resources as well as the courts and community agencies, and prevention techniques. The last section of this newsletter includes descriptions of alternatives to suspension programs developed in different high schools across the country. (Author/DS)