School discipline: The case for suspension 12 Articles

by Brian Mckenzie

A suspension is most simply defined as a definite period of enforced separation from school as a consequence for undesirable behaviour. Typically, school administrators use suspension as a disciplinary response to such con...read more

by Brendan Doolan

Imagine you are watching your son's soccer team. You see that only two boys are running around, passing the ball, and actively engaged in the game. Five youngsters stand on the sidelines laughing at them. Four others are s...read more

by Jennifer Clark

"Spare the rod and spoil the child?" How does this age old proverb fare in the 21st century? In the school systems the problem with discipline is that it is so often mistaken for punishment. The two need to be recognized a...read more

by Debbie Guy

We definitely need discipline at school, but are suspensions from school appropriate? There are different types of suspension it doesn't have to mean that the child is removed from the school. The child can be removed fr...read more

by Screwloose

It is hard for me to believe that schools in these United States still use suspension as a lesson for disruptive behavior of any kind, even on the bus. What are we thinking when we pick our child up from school only to ...read more

by Don Rainwater

Rules and policy in education is as important as the rules and laws the govern society. The educational environment must be a safe and secure environment that harnesses the power of the student and gives them every opport...read more

by Keith Wadlington

Halfway through the day, you're at your favorite table in the cafeteria with your friends during lunchtime, praying that the bell doesn't ring too soon and interrupt your leisure time. All of a sudden a dramatic rise in vo...read more

by Jason D Hill

Terrorists in the Classroom: Meddling Parents and the Hijacking of Modern Education In an article, "L is for Lawsuit" by Janelle Brown in Salon magazine brought, for the first time to the best of my knowledge, major me...read more

by Amy Jackson

Really! lets just take the little trouble makers and throw em out on the streets. This is such a archaic practice you want the "good kids" only to prosper. Thing is who can preach good and bad, from personal experience the...read more

by Tessa Wood

POWER TO THE PUPIL As a Language assistant I get to hear a lot of gossip sitting in the staffroom at school. More often than not it's about the kids and sometimes the staff question the competency of their superiors. ...read more

by The Bard

In, 'The Bard's School of Thought'. There is no case for suspension because the concept of suspension simply does not exist! Each child is considered an individual with Value. He/She is not judged by their competence, c...read more

by Charlotte B

I, personally, object to suspension in just about any case, except where the safety of other students is being compromised. Now admittedly, may suspensions in many schools are indeed related to 'violent incidents'. T...read more