School Discipline Codes
Examples of student discipline codes, including those from the panel discussion “Student Discipline and School Culture” held at the Charter Center in October 2015.
Student Discipline – Basic Procedures
A short guide to the basic procedural requirements for due process when suspending or expelling a student. Includes examples of language for the student or family handbook to ensure families are aware of their rights and responsibilities. First released during the panel discussion “Student Discipline and School Culture” held at the Charter Center in October 2015.
The School Climate Challenge
Over the last two decades, there has been a growing appreciation that school climate, the quality and character of school life, fosters — or undermines — children’s development, learning and achievement. Research confirms what teachers and parents have claimed for decades: a safe and supportive school environment, in which students have positive social relationships and are respected, engaged in their work and feel competent, matters. This white paper from the National School Climate Center studies which methods work and which do not.