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Report: State's School Discipline Disproportionately Harsh On Students

AP | HOLBROOK MOHR | Posted 03.19.2013 | Home
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JACKSON, Miss. — Civil rights advocates say harsh disciplinary practices at many Mississippi schools lead to children being expelled and even in...

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Teacher Forgot 5-Year-Old Shut Up In Dark Room

Posted 12.04.2012 | Home
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An Idaho father is furious after his son's kindergarten teacher locked the 5-year-old boy in a small, dark room and forgot him there for at least an h...

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Survey Finds 11 Texas School Districts Spent $227 Million On Discipline, Security

Posted 10.30.2012 | Home
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Officials in Texas spend $227 million annually on disciplinary problems and school security, according to a recent Texas Appleseed survey of 11 major ...

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Locking Johnny In Seclusion Doesn't Help Violent Students

HuffingtonPost.com | Joy Resmovits | Posted 07.13.2012 | Home
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During Elijah's early years in school, Debbie Jackson, his single mother, routinely came home to hear messages of his screams on her answering machine...

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Outrage Over Teachers Locking Young Children In 'Monster Closet'

Posted 05.26.2012 | Home
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A Houston, Texas teacher and teacher's aide have been removed from their classroom for allegedly disciplining their pre-K students by placing them in ...

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Appeals Court Upholds Suspension For Boy Over Violent Crayon Drawing

AP | LARRY NEUMEISTER | Posted 03.23.2012 | Home
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NEW YORK -- Acknowledging school violence nationwide, a federal appeals court on Thursday upheld the suspension of a 10-year-old boy for a crayon draw...

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Mom Opts For Home Schooling After Son Was Stuffed In Bag

AP | By BRUCE SCHREINER | Posted 03.04.2012 | Home
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- The Kentucky mother of an autistic boy who says he was stuffed in a duffel bag for misbehaving in class has pulled her son out of s...

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School Investigated For Stuffing Autistic Student In Bag

AP | By BRUCE SCHREINER | Posted 12.23.2011 | Home
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- A 9-year-old autistic boy who misbehaved at school was stuffed into a duffel bag and the drawstring pulled tight, according to his ...

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Teacher's Heavy Punishment For Students Saying 'Bless You'

Posted 11.29.2011 | Home
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When someone sneezes, it's common for a person in the vicinity to respond, "bless you." But for making that remark, students in Steven Cuckovich's ...

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School Gives Kids Sandwiches As Punishment

AP | Posted 07.13.2011 | Home
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HARRISBURG, Pa. -- School officials say the students at a Pennsylvania school are getting sandwiches for lunch for failing to appreciate the hot meals...

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Fashion Designer Launches Campaign To End Corporal Punishment In Schools

Posted 05.25.2011 | Home
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Alarmed that corporal punishment is still used to discipline students in many U.S. schools, fashion designer Marc Ecko has launched a campaign to end ...

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WATCH: Paddling As Punishment?

Posted 05.25.2011 | Home
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At an intense debate Thursday over bringing corporal punishment back to a Catholic New Orleans school, an archbishop said paddling could cause emotion...

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Zero Tolerance Cuts Two Ways: The Unintended Effects Of The Policy

John W. Whitehead | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home
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America is on a fast track to raising up an Orwellian generation--one populated by compliant citizens accustomed to living in a police state and who march in lockstep to the dictates of the government.

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