... of Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Nursing (2011) more specifically examined the unintended negative consequences of zero-tolerance policies in schools and explores an innovative alternative means of enforcing discipline. The author cites two main negative consequences of these rigid disciplinary codes: the increased number of out of school suspensions and increased number of court referrals from schools. The ... author argues that this harsh response, to what he asserts to be normative adolescent behavior, is misinformed and counterproductive. This case study evaluates the Clayton Cou...

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