WASHINGTON - The Office of Justice Programs’ National Institute of Justice today published an article describing how an NIJ-funded study revealed that zero-tolerance school discipline policies can have long-term negative effects on students, particularly those in certain demographic groups.
Conducted by the Center for Court Innovation, the study examined New York City school student suspensions in the 2011-12 and 2012-13 school years and found that excluding students from school, through suspension or expulsion, can negatively impact them later in life. If they were male, Black, Hispanic, disabled or poor, the study found that, once excluded from school, they were more likely to face further discipline or justice system involvement. Researchers noted that developments since the 2011-2013 study period reflect significant change in schools’ approach to discipline in New York City and elsewhere.
The research described in this article is based on the grantee report School Discipline, Safety, and Climate: A Comprehensive Study in New York City (2019), by L. Ayoub, E. Jensen, T. Sandwick, D. Kralstein, J. Wonsun Hahn, and E. White.
TITLE: Student Suspensions Have Negative Consequences, According
to NYC Study
AUTHOR: National Institute of Justice
WHERE: nij.ojp.gov
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Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs
