Zero Tolerance Policy Analysis
Education is the key to success. It provides individuals with different opportunities that can determine their future. In theory, the more education a person attains, the higher their chances are in becoming successful. Therefore, it is important for children to obtain a great education during grade school so they can provide themselves with the best opportunities and explore different options pertaining to their careers as they approach adulthood. To do so, children must remain in their educational settings where adequate learning can take place. Often, children who misbehave during school hours are suspended or expelled; removing them from their education environment. Schools in the United States have adopted Zero-tolerance policies to protect
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Zero-tolerance policies are, according to Wilson (2014), “Strict, uncompromising, automatic punishments used to eliminate undesirable behavior (p. 2).” Although Zero-tolerance policies may seem necessary, it has created a social problem known as the school-to-prison pipeline. *“According to the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), the school-to-prison pipeline is the policies and practices that push our nation’s schoolchildren, especially our most at-risk children, out of classrooms and into the juvenile and criminal justice …show more content…
To better understand students that experience the school-to-prison pipeline, it is important to understand how race/ethnicity has a role in how Zero-tolerance policies are implemented in schools. Throughout the history of the United States, Caucasian Americans have been identified as the dominant population; resulting in minority populations to be labeled as suppressed. Many individuals who are labeled as minorities have experienced unfair and injustice treatment when compared to their Caucasian peers. Similar tactics have been found to exist in schools throughout the United States, where minority children have experienced unfair and injustice treatment from teachers and administration. Consequently, the combination of Zero-tolerance policies and racial injustice makes it difficult for minority children to remain in their educational settings and achieve greatness through education; resulting in juvenile/criminal justice systems to become heavily populated by minority
Zero-tolerance policies are, according to Wilson (2014), “Strict, uncompromising, automatic punishments used to eliminate undesirable behavior (p. 2).” Although Zero-tolerance policies may seem necessary, it has created a social problem known as the school-to-prison pipeline. *“According to the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), the school-to-prison pipeline is the policies and practices that push our nation’s schoolchildren, especially our most at-risk children, out of classrooms and into the juvenile and criminal justice …show more content…
To better understand students that experience the school-to-prison pipeline, it is important to understand how race/ethnicity has a role in how Zero-tolerance policies are implemented in schools. Throughout the history of the United States, Caucasian Americans have been identified as the dominant population; resulting in minority populations to be labeled as suppressed. Many individuals who are labeled as minorities have experienced unfair and injustice treatment when compared to their Caucasian peers. Similar tactics have been found to exist in schools throughout the United States, where minority children have experienced unfair and injustice treatment from teachers and administration. Consequently, the combination of Zero-tolerance policies and racial injustice makes it difficult for minority children to remain in their educational settings and achieve greatness through education; resulting in juvenile/criminal justice systems to become heavily populated by minority