Joey Stay At School Case Study

Suspending Joey will maintain consistency with the school’s policy; however, the effects of the suspension would be ineffective and detrimental to Joey. Joey must be exposed to consistent rules and expectations so that he is able to practice and model expected behavior. If Joey is removed from school, he will be unable to maintain consistency. In addition, the learning lost in those three days at school cannot be made up in its entirety. It is also clear that Joey’s home life is complicated, and by having Joey stay at home for three days my increase the chances of abuse from Joey’s mother and stepfather. Joey must be in a safe environment that will help him to grow academically, socially, and emotionally.
Completing an in school suspension would take Joey away from instruction as well as his peers. This form of punishment would not teach Joey expected behavior or give him the opportunity to practice the expected behavior. In addition, he will miss the planned learning experiences during those three days.
It is clear from the case study that the school is in need of a school-wide behavior management system. Although the assistant principal is
Furthermore, when logical consequences are known, students understand what will occur if those expectations are not met. Further, Joey’s logical consequence should include loss of privilege, in conjunction with apologizing to his peers in a meaningful manner. In addition, the system should also include genuine incentives for expected behavior. That way, Joey, and all students, will come to value the intrinsic rewards rather than extrinsic rewards. If the aforementioned policies were established at Joey’s school, it would provide him with a clear set of expectations so that he is able to develop self-control. Thus, Joey will learn how to manage himself within the classroom, thereby greatly reducing the chance of repeated behavior