Zero tolerance, zero evidence: an analysis of school disciplinary practice.

By R. Skiba, Kimberly Knesting. New Directions for Youth Development, 2000

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General Education Teachers’ Perceptions of Behavior Management and Intervention Strategies (2010, background): “…et al. / Teacher Perceptions of Behavior 89 Therefore, teachers are in position to be key facilitators for prevention-focused initiatives like PBIS but may be hindered by inadequate training in behavior management and punitive school discipline policies (Levine, 2006; Skiba & Knesting, 2001).”
The School-to-Prison Pipeline: A Critical Review of the Punitive Paradigm Shift (2015, background): “These removals are often for first-time offenses and lead to suspension or expulsion of students (KangBrown et al. 2013; Skiba 2000).”
US teachers' and school counsellors' strategies for handling school bullying incidents (2008, background): “Moreover, the effectiveness of a punitive approach for dealing with most cases of bullying, sometimes in the form of ‘zero-tolerance’ policies, is open to question (Skiba, 2000).”
Lost and Turned Out (2007, background): “In recent years, rates of suspension and expulsion have “increased dramatically” (Skiba, 2000, p. 13) as a means for removing children deemed disruptive from mainstream learning environments.”
Tapping Into the Power of School Climate to Prevent Bullying: One Application of Schoolwide Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports (2014, background): “Although widely accepted, such punitive practices do not significantly decrease problem behaviors (Skiba & Knesting, 2002).”
Teacher Decision Factors That Lead to Preschool Expulsion: Scale Development and Preliminary Validation of the Preschool Expulsion Risk Measure (2018, neutral): “93 (Mendez & Knoff, 2003; Michail, 2011; Morrison & D’Incau, 1997; Skiba & Knesting, 2001).”
A Multilevel Analysis of Statewide Disproportionality in Exclusionary Discipline and the Identification of Emotional Disturbance (2019, background): “Exclusionary discipline fails to improve functional behaviors and safety at school and is negatively associated with academic achievement (APA, 2008; Skiba & Knesting, 2001).”
SCHOOL DISCIPLINE: A SOURCE OR SALVE FOR THE RACIAL ACHIEVEMENT GAP?† (2013, background): “Costenbader and Markson (1998) and Skiba (2000) show that relative to never-suspended students, previously suspended students are more likely to commit an additional offense.”
African American Male Discipline Patterns and School District Responses Resulting Impact on Academic Achievement: Implications for Urban Educators and Policy Makers (2010, positive): “Over the past three decades, scholars have investigated the schooling experiences of African American students, particularly African American male students in the area of school discipline (Skiba & Knesting, 2001; Townsend, 2000).”
School Bullying: Changing the Problem by Changing the School (2003, background): “So far, there is no evidence that it improves school safety or that it contributes to creating a positive school climate (Skiba, 2000).”
Black Male Perspectives on Their Educational Experiences in High School (2012, background): “…showed that 15% of Black students were suspended from school, an increase from prior years, and males were overrepresented in this critical mass. Skiba and Noam (2001) posed that there is a correlation between expulsion and incarceration rates because states with higher school expulsion rates…”