On May 8, 2015, I gave the worst speech I have ever given. It was some pointless speech about the design of candy dispensers. I truly thought it was the worst moment of my entire life. However, I had no clue what followed afterward would top that chart one hundred times over. Moments later, I entered my dean’s office. I was a slightly embarrassed, but still confident girl. I exited as a degraded, petrified girl, with a 10 day out of school suspension with a recommendation of expulsion. I spent my time off sobbing because I believed I was a bad person, and stressing, over all of the class time I was missing. I returned to school on May 25, the day before my freshman year, second semester, finals. I was a straight A student, who had never gotten …show more content…
In high school, news and gossip travel very quickly. The handbook describes how an out of school suspension is used if a student is a threat to their classmate's safety or ability to learn. With this knowledge, when someone is suspended, people often assume they are a bad person. They then view that person as a criminal, or someone who should be looked down upon. Their friends sometimes no longer want to be associated with someone who has that reputation. In reality, the student could be a good person, who made an honest mistake. Their peers and friends are not the only ones who notice their absence, but the teachers as well. The teachers are not always completely aware as to why the student is suspended. They are not to blame because they hear the same gossip the students do. A lot of the teachers look at the students the same way their classmates do and put them at the bottom of their list. They do not feel a need to go out of their way to help these students because they have brought the situation upon themselves. When students are suspended they potentially ruin relationships with their teachers and peers. In order to succeed students need a strong support system, which starts with their students. Out of school suspensions ruin important relationships, and should not continue to be a threat to a student’s
When I was entering into High School, I tried to join as many clubs as I can, since I wanted not only to be superior in grades, but also extracurricular activities. So as usual, I joined Key Club. At first volunteering at the events was fun, but as I went to more events, it felt as if it was a chore. I did not feel any passion; it was rather tiresome.
Another major reason why juveniles are ending up in the juvenile justice system is because many schools have incorporate the zero tolerance policy and other extreme school disciplinary rules. In response to violent incidents in schools, such as the Columbine High School massacre, school disciplinary policies have become increasingly grave. These policies have been enacted at the school, district and state levels with the hopes of ensuring the safety of students and educators. These policies all rely on the zero tolerance policy. While it is understandable that protecting children and teachers is a priority, it is not clear that these strict policies are succeeding in improving the safety in schools.
(1) “Are students entitled to due process if they are suspended from public schools for one to ten days?” (Education Law)
A teacher or administrator finds a student skipping yet the is really with out of school suspension. A disruption occurs in a classroom the student is kicked out , a young lady did not bring appropriate school attire therefore she is sent home . This exemplifies why school systems today are unsuccessful in disciplining students, as they have proved ineffective for years. This stagnation is why reform is needed, and why changes in perception are the first step. With the way students are being disciplined , it is becoming very noticeable , schools with higher rates of suspensions have lower academic quality and school climate ratings.
The school is to protect the students from any wrong doing towards them. Such act, parents, school official and other authorities will be contacted. The case in Oakland County MI, opens many eyes for students and parents. The school board has responsibility to report such harm. This is not taken lightly, serious offense. Students could face years in prison, or face felonies.
Firstly, a student was suspended over literally nothing. For example, Allen Abel, author for Calgary Herald, shares that a second grader was suspended because his vice principal thought he bit his Pop-Tart into the shape of a gun, when in reality it was supposed to be a mountain (Abel). Thus, students do not even need proof in order to be suspended. Secondly, another student was suspended for an absurd reason. The New York Times reported that a girl was suspended because it was her birthday and she brought a cake, along with a knife to cut the cake.
Students’ rights in schools are limited or just taken away. Kids are forced to do whatever the officials at their school, either the principal or the teachers, tell the students to do. One of the main right that gets taken away or limited is students’ first amendment rights, which is the freedom of expression. Students can gets suspended by just doing things the staff at the school does not like, including saying things that they don 't like or supporting a religion that the school does not support. Also, if something is said about the school or the people attending the school is said on social media that student can also get in a lot of trouble. Students should be able to have more first amendment
I felt as though I was watching a train barrelling towards me, an inevitable bullet that had come tumbling out of the opposing pitcher’s arm. But instead I stood immobilized, watching my team's only chance of winning whiz by me. Strike three. I heard my team from behind me shouting “SWING!” with my mind screaming the same. But my bat remained unmoving, the pop of the catcher's glove like the nail into the coffin that was our defeat. All I had to do to keep our hopes of winning hope alive was swing, and yet I couldn't. I stayed on the field afterwards, tossing the ball up in the air and swinging away, landing it on the thick maple barrel of the bat.
The answer, it turns out, is yes.” This experiment should be enforced into all districts around america. “...nearly 3.5 million students in kindergarten through high school - was suspended at least once in the 2011-12 academic year…”. Most of the these suspensions have been for some type of confrontation or mix up. “African-American students are hit hardest.
Suspending students from school sometimes is not the best thing for them. They sometimes need counseling instead. When the school sees an issue with a student it should be addressed right then, instead of waiting to see if anything else comes from it. But not only should schools keep an eye on the students but outsiders also. The best way to do this is through good security measures. Mass Media can cause people to want to follow in others footsteps and this can be an issue for future problems. Is there ever going to be an end to school violence? Probably not but we can do what we can to decrease the occurrences.
Yet one may ask, why did the student act the way they did, and couldn’t there have been an alternative to suspension? Statistics show that a student that is economically disadvantaged or a student that has been exposed to domestic violence is much more likely to be suspended and do poorly in school than other students. Suspension focuses on punishing the student without taking into account why they did it or what caused it. 6 year old Salecia Johnson was arrested and suspended after injuring a principal while throwing a tantrum. A restorative justice approach could have been taken instead of an arrest and suspension.
By definition, in school suspension is “a program to which a student is assigned because of disruptive behavior for a specific amount of time.” (Effective Program, 156) Many schools that have in school suspension programs have a zero-tolerance policy. This deters bad behavior by having swift and serious consequences for breaking school rules.
Surveys show that when a student is suspended that student is 3 times more likely to drop out. School administrators still prefer to suspend a troublesome student to get them out of the school. Some parents would rather the troubled student to be out of the class instead of being a distraction. While this is somewhat logicall students who get suspended are often struggling and need as much in class learning they can obtain. So if schools keep on suspending students they are essentially putting them on the track to
Maybe it is because that parents often say “spare the rod spoil the child”, and Instructors often time get to use to how they are treating their child so they’ll likely to do the same to their students. Or some instructor may just simply lost their work ethic. I think all of the teachers should respect every student, and every single student should be treated equally.