2. Laws in Schools
• Zero Tolerance
• Corporal Punishment
• Bullying
• Locker Searches
3. Zero Tolerance
• Gives clear, prearranged penalties in specific desecration of school rules,
regardless of the situation or conduct of the behavior.
• Consequences include either suspension or expulsion.
• Purpose of the policy is to encourage students to refrain from causing harmful
and criminal actions.
Source: http://www.nea.org/assets/docs/alternatives-to-zero-tolerance.pdf
4. Corporal Punishment
Deliberate pain or punishment caused in response to undesired behavior
by students in schools. It is a method of discipline.
• Allowed in the southern and western US
• More than 216,000 students were subjected to corporal
punishment during the 2008-2009 school year.
• Research shows that corporal punishment is less effective than
other methods of behavior management in schools.
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org
5. Deliberate or intentional behavior using words or actions
intended to cause fear, intimidation, or harm.
• Law requires every school district to have a policy that
prohibits bullying by students.
• Consequences of bullying includes leaving the school
grounds, parent/caregiver notification, or law enforcement
involvement.
• Educators, support personnel and administrators enforce
the rules and makes sure there is a visual display of the
rules.
Bullying
Source: www.lacrosseschools.org
6. Locker Searches
When a teacher examines the contents of a student’s locker it is called a
locker search.
• Searching the locker of a student is permitted if there are
reasonable grounds to suspect that the search will produce evidence
that the student is violating laws or school rules.
• Searches conducted based on hunches
or rumors are illegal because they are a
violation of student privacy.
Source: www.legalzoom.com/articles/school-lockers
7. Para’s role
Zero Tolerance – Redirect student behaviors and report
negative behaviors to teachers as necessary.
Corporal Punishment – Remind the students of the teachers’
rules. (Most likely the para would not be the one to corporally
punish)
Bullying – Remind the students to use their words and actions
in a respectful way.
Locker Searches – Monitor the students’ lockers while
respecting privacy.
By: Josh, Trisha, and Grace
8. Scoring Rubric
Scoring Guide Criteria Self-Score Instructor score
Product includes summary, do not copy and paste,
put it in your own words for each law.
State 4 state or federal laws pertaining to school laws
and discipline.
8 points
8
Product includes list of Web sites pertaining to legal
issues and behavior management. (site your sources)
4 points
4
Product includes the implications of each law for
instructional assistants.
8 points
8
TOTAL
20 points
20
