School Discipline

Louis Rosen, PhD, is the executive director of the School Justice Institute, a nonprofit corporation dedicated to the improvement of fair discipline practices in schools. He has been a high school principal in the Los Angeles area for 19 years; an assistant principal for 4 years; a high school counselor; and a high school social studies teacher. He was the project director of the Drugs in the Schools and Principles and Practices of Justice on School Campuses programs for the Center for   Civic Education in Calabasas, California. He has also served as the executive director of Partners of Education of Toledo for three years. While he was director of Partners in Education of Toledo, the organization provided more than 2,000 tutors and $2 million in resources for the public and Catholic schools of the Toledo area through partnerships with businesses and labor unions. He is the author of School Discipline Practices and several journal arti-cles that have appeared in the The High School Journal, a publication of the National Association of Secondary Schools Principals, and School Safety, published by the National School Safety Center. He was the principal writer of two student texts, Drugs in the Schools and Violence in the Schools, published by the Center for Civic Education. He has served as an acade-mic specialist for the United States Information Agency and initiated a special program on school justice issues for Arab and Jewish principals in Israel. He has a bachelor’s degree in history from UCLA, a master’s degree in secondary school administration from California State University at Los Angeles, and a PhD in education from Claremont Graduate University. He resides in Pacific Palisades, California. He currently serves as a volunteer for the Los Angeles Superior Court as a Court Appointed Special Advocate for Children (CASA). He also volunteers for Planned Parenthood of Los Angeles and serves on the board of the Southern California Regional Council of Organizations as their representative. He is currently working on a book: College Is Not for Everyone.

• List of Forms and FiguresPrefaceAcknowledgmentsAbout the Author1. Fair Schoolwide DisciplineDefining the Goals of School DisciplineProviding Leadership for Fair and Just Discipline PracticesUsing a Justice Issues School Checklist2. Developing Good School Rules and a Student Code of ConductLegal Requirement for Local School RulesWhat Makes a Good School Rule?What to Include in a Student Code of ConductA Model Student Code of ConductConclusion3. Setting Consequences for Breaking RulesTeachers′ Responsibility for Classroom DisciplineViolations of Federal and State Laws and School DisciplineConsequences for Violating School Rules Outlined in the Student Code of Conduct Prescriptive Discipline StrategiesConducting Your Own Research on Discipline StrategiesConclusion4. Procedural Justice and Effective School DisciplineLandmark Due Process School Discipline CasesLegal Authority for Administering SchoolsDeveloping Fair Procedures for AllLinking Community Services, Law Enforcement, and Schools for High-Risk YouthConclusion5. Suspension and Expulsion as ConsequencesLong-Term Suspension or ExpulsionExceptional ChildrenStudent QuestioningExpulsionsZero Tolerance6. Disciplining Students With DisabilitiesIndividuals With Disabilities Education ActWhy Are There Special Rules About Discipline for Children With Disabilities?Does IDEA Contain Provisions That Promote Proactive Up-Front Measures That Will Help Prevent Discipline Problems?Can a Child With a Disability Who Is Experiencing Significant Disciplinary Problems Be Removed to Another Placement?Can a Child With a Disablilty Be Removed From Placement for More Than Ten Days in a School Year?After the Tenth School Day Then What?Expulsion of Students With DisabilitiesWeapons Possession by Students With Disabilities7. Best Strategies to Keep Your School SafePrevention StrategiesDiscovery StrategiesRemedies, Consequences, and Deterrents as StrategiesConclusion8. School Climate and Its Relation to School Discipline The School as a Friendly PlaceGroup OpennessEmphasize the PositivePromote Respect for Staff and StudentsPromoting Classroom Management SkillsValuing DiversitySchool Climate and CommunicationSchool Climate and School Safety9. Mental Health and Anger Control as Prevention StrategiesAnger Control as a Prevention StrategyAnger Control and High-Risk StudentsRelations With the Community as a Prevention StrategyThe School Administrator as Employment CounselorConclusionReferencesIndex

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