... improvement, codes of law and school conduct implementing these harsh systems of punishment remain unchanged. Zero Tolerance Policies assert the intention of positively impacting the school environment and reducing violence; however, these asserted claims remain unsubstantiated by sufficient statistical evidence. The enactment of Zero-Tolerance Policies was primarily influenced by strong assumptions about ... delinquent behavior and emphasize education and rehabilitation rather than punitive punishment and adjudication. In an analysis of school disciplinary practice aimed at providing rec...

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... to guarantee that children with exceptionalities aren't barred from school. IDEA defines children with disabilities as having any of the following types of disabilities: autism, mental retardation, multiple disabilities, other health impairments (OHI), serious emotional disturbance (SED), specific learning disabilities (SLD), speech or language impairments (EH), traumatic brain injury, and visual impairments (including blindness) (Martin, 2012). The Education for Handicapped Children ... Act required a free and appropriate public education for all children with exceptionalities, warrant...

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