ZERO TOLERANCE POLICIES: AN ISSUE BRIEF & Are Zero Tolerance Policies Effective in the Schools?

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TOLERANCE POLICIES: AN ISSUE BRIEF

Monday, July 10, 2006

Prepared for the Virginia Department of Education by

Anne J. Atkinson, Ph.D., PolicyWorks, Ltd., Richmond

A National Center for Education Statistics study found that 94 percent of

public schools had zero tolerance policies in effect for firearms, 91

percent for other weapons, 88 percent for drugs, 87 percent for alcohol, 79

percent for tobacco, and 79 percent for violence (NCES, 1998). No study

examining the nature and prevalence of zero tolerance policies in Virginia

has been conducted, but there is no evidence to suggest that Virginia

differs markedly from other states.

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Tolerance Policies Effective in the Schools?

An Evidentiary Review and Recommendations

Monday, July 10, 2006

Skiba, Cecil R. Reynolds , Graham , Sheras, Jane Close

Conoley, & Enedina -Vazquez

A Report by the American Psychological Association

Zero Tolerance Task Force

There can be no doubt that schools have a duty to use all effective means

needed to maintain a safe and disciplined learning environment. Beyond the

simple responsibility to keep children safe, teachers cannot teach and

students cannot learn in a climate marked by chaos and disruption. About

this there is no controversy.

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