Colorado Task Force to End Zero-Tolerance Rules?
by PerlStalker | 8:36 pm, July 27, 2011 | Comments Off
From the Colorado News Agency:
A new task force scrutinizing school discipline policies statewide dug into its work at the Capitol today with a search for alternatives to what some are calling a “school-to-prison pipeline,” said to be the result of inflexible school rules.
Critics particularly blame one-size-fits-all “zero-tolerance” policies at public schools, which they say have tied educators’ hands and are forcing too many youths into the justice system.
I would love to see the zero-tolerance policies come to an end. Too often, zero-tolerance means zero-thought on the part of school officials. It's like the girl who was suspended because she accidentaly brought her father's lunchbox instead of her own which contained a small knife for cutting an apple. She did absolutely nothing wrong but she fell victim to the stupidity of the system.
It's time to bring thought back to the schools.
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