Zero Tolerance Research Paper

Schools whom enforce the zero tolerance policy has a tendency to give their students a large amount of suspensions and because of this, students fall behind on their schoolwork which may cause them to drop out. The goal of zero tolerance is to keep schools safe of drugs and violence, but now it is responsible for all punishments like minor infractions such as cursing and being tardy to classes. Ford mentions students are being suspended for more days for minor infractions than for major infractions such as weapons and drugs (Ford). Students are being suspended for normal teenage behavior which is removing them from the classroom. This could potentially cause the student’s to fall behind in their school work. This could have unforeseen effects