The Negatives Of Zero Tolerance In Schools

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2) Zero Tolerance is a no nonsense approach to school delinquency and minor infractions. It was the approach school and government officials instituted due to the high crime rate within schools during the 1980s and 90s. Students were being robbed in school, assaulted, killed etc. Officials began expelling, suspending, even turning kids over to police authority for punishment, in order to regain a proper structure, due to their concern that the violence within the schools were placing a strain on education. Zero Tolerance can be seen in institutes of learning till this day.

3) Zero Tolerance in schools is a necessity to save American education, schools are filled with violence which causes it to be an unsafe and unstable environment for both …show more content…

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The argument in favor only discusses the results within the school community, however, the problem lies also in the community the students live in, both their school and community environments have a great impact on their lives. While it would be better to have both environments working to produce the best individuals; even if the students home communities are not ideal today, these individuals are the future of the community and they are able to reform it. In the argument opposing zero tolerance it is stated that the crime increased within the communities neighboring the schools. I believe that suspension, expulsion, or reporting a minor student to the authority is a cheap way out and reflects poorly on the school and its faculty. No effort is being made to encourage good behavior and rectify bad behavior; that doesn’t happen with kicking students out of school or handing them over to the authorities. Difficult students should be viewed as the most valuable students, a great effort should be made, to include them within the school and to increase their GPA. A lot of times when young people see that an interest in made in them, their wellbeing, their future, and their education, it causes them to care, they begin to believe in themselves and they begin to work towards proving to

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