... policies; and in 1998, 87,000 students were expelled under the same regulations. This increase in suspension and expulsion did not however reflect an increase in school violence. A very small percentage of students suspended and expelled faced such consequences as a result of violent behavior. The majority of cases involving zero tolerance punishments involved disruptive behavior or students talking back to ... similarly discussing the improper implementation of zero tolerance policies, Decker (2005) tells the story of a third-grade boy from Green Bay, Wisconsin. The young boy was suspend...

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