The document discusses student discipline policies and guidelines. It summarizes Chapter 37 of the Texas Education Code which provides rules for student behavior, the student code of conduct, and guidelines for teacher and administrator-initiated disciplinary actions. Key points include that rules must be clear, consistently enforced, and relate to ensuring safety while protecting students' rights. The chapter also establishes disciplinary alternative education programs (DAEPs) as an alternative to expulsion for certain offenses.
AYN Brand : T3 Workshop - Social Media & Web 2.0 PrimerGrace Rodriguez
AYN Brand : T3 "Tech Tools & Tips" Workshop Series - Social Media & Web 2.0 Primer : Presented by Grace Rodriguez for the Houston Arts Alliance (HAA) RenGen initiative
Life through a child's lens. An exciting new children's photo project from CAFOD, the Catholic Agency for Overseas Development
http://www.cafod.org.uk/picturemyworld
Professor William Allan Kritsonis, PhD - Distinguished Alumnus, Central Washington University, College of Education and Professional Studies, Ellensburg, Washington.Dr. Kritsonis has traveled and lectured extensively throughout the United States and world-wide. Some international travels include Australia, New Zealand, Tasmania, Turkey, Italy, Greece, Monte Carlo, England, Holland, Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Russia, Estonia, Poland, Germany, Mexico, the Caribbean Islands, Mexico, Switzerland, Grand Cayman, Haiti, St. Maarten, St. John, St. Thomas, St. Croix, St. Lucia, Puerto Rico, Nassau, Freeport, Jamaica, Barbados, Martinique, Canada, Curacao, Costa Rico, Aruba, Venezuela, Panama, Bora Bora, Tahiti, Latvia, Spain, Honduras, and many more. He has been invited to lecture and serve as a guest professor at many universities across the nation and abroad.
AYN Brand : T3 Workshop - Social Media & Web 2.0 PrimerGrace Rodriguez
AYN Brand : T3 "Tech Tools & Tips" Workshop Series - Social Media & Web 2.0 Primer : Presented by Grace Rodriguez for the Houston Arts Alliance (HAA) RenGen initiative
Life through a child's lens. An exciting new children's photo project from CAFOD, the Catholic Agency for Overseas Development
http://www.cafod.org.uk/picturemyworld
Professor William Allan Kritsonis, PhD - Distinguished Alumnus, Central Washington University, College of Education and Professional Studies, Ellensburg, Washington.Dr. Kritsonis has traveled and lectured extensively throughout the United States and world-wide. Some international travels include Australia, New Zealand, Tasmania, Turkey, Italy, Greece, Monte Carlo, England, Holland, Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Russia, Estonia, Poland, Germany, Mexico, the Caribbean Islands, Mexico, Switzerland, Grand Cayman, Haiti, St. Maarten, St. John, St. Thomas, St. Croix, St. Lucia, Puerto Rico, Nassau, Freeport, Jamaica, Barbados, Martinique, Canada, Curacao, Costa Rico, Aruba, Venezuela, Panama, Bora Bora, Tahiti, Latvia, Spain, Honduras, and many more. He has been invited to lecture and serve as a guest professor at many universities across the nation and abroad.
Dr. William Allan Kritsonis, Professor, PhD Program in Educational Leadership, PVAMU, The Texas A&M University System. School Law, Corporal Punishment, Due Process, Freedom of Expression
Student Discipline In Schools - School Law - Dr. William Allan KritsonisWilliam Kritsonis
William Allan Kritsonis, PhD - Student Discipline, Regular School Discipline, Discipline by Administrators, Discipline by Teachers, Coporal Punishment, Due Process, Unfair Treatment, Discrimination, Excessive Force
Chapter 8 student discipline - William Allan Kritsonis, PhD - Distinguished A...William Kritsonis
Professor William Allan Kritsonis, PhD - Distinguished Alumnus, Central Washington University, College of Education and Professional Studies, Ellensburg, Washington.Dr. Kritsonis has traveled and lectured extensively throughout the United States and world-wide. Some international travels include Australia, New Zealand, Tasmania, Turkey, Italy, Greece, Monte Carlo, England, Holland, Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Russia, Estonia, Poland, Germany, Mexico, the Caribbean Islands, Mexico, Switzerland, Grand Cayman, Haiti, St. Maarten, St. John, St. Thomas, St. Croix, St. Lucia, Puerto Rico, Nassau, Freeport, Jamaica, Barbados, Martinique, Canada, Curacao, Costa Rico, Aruba, Venezuela, Panama, Bora Bora, Tahiti, Latvia, Spain, Honduras, and many more. He has been invited to lecture and serve as a guest professor at many universities across the nation and abroad.
William Allan Kritsonis, PhD - Student Discipline, Regular School Discipline, Discipline by Administrators, Discipline by Teachers, Coporal Punishment, Due Process, Unfair Treatment, Discrimination, Excessive Force
2024.06.01 Introducing a competency framework for languag learning materials ...Sandy Millin
http://sandymillin.wordpress.com/iateflwebinar2024
Published classroom materials form the basis of syllabuses, drive teacher professional development, and have a potentially huge influence on learners, teachers and education systems. All teachers also create their own materials, whether a few sentences on a blackboard, a highly-structured fully-realised online course, or anything in between. Despite this, the knowledge and skills needed to create effective language learning materials are rarely part of teacher training, and are mostly learnt by trial and error.
Knowledge and skills frameworks, generally called competency frameworks, for ELT teachers, trainers and managers have existed for a few years now. However, until I created one for my MA dissertation, there wasn’t one drawing together what we need to know and do to be able to effectively produce language learning materials.
This webinar will introduce you to my framework, highlighting the key competencies I identified from my research. It will also show how anybody involved in language teaching (any language, not just English!), teacher training, managing schools or developing language learning materials can benefit from using the framework.
Read| The latest issue of The Challenger is here! We are thrilled to announce that our school paper has qualified for the NATIONAL SCHOOLS PRESS CONFERENCE (NSPC) 2024. Thank you for your unwavering support and trust. Dive into the stories that made us stand out!
Operation “Blue Star” is the only event in the history of Independent India where the state went into war with its own people. Even after about 40 years it is not clear if it was culmination of states anger over people of the region, a political game of power or start of dictatorial chapter in the democratic setup.
The people of Punjab felt alienated from main stream due to denial of their just demands during a long democratic struggle since independence. As it happen all over the word, it led to militant struggle with great loss of lives of military, police and civilian personnel. Killing of Indira Gandhi and massacre of innocent Sikhs in Delhi and other India cities was also associated with this movement.
Ethnobotany and Ethnopharmacology:
Ethnobotany in herbal drug evaluation,
Impact of Ethnobotany in traditional medicine,
New development in herbals,
Bio-prospecting tools for drug discovery,
Role of Ethnopharmacology in drug evaluation,
Reverse Pharmacology.
This is a presentation by Dada Robert in a Your Skill Boost masterclass organised by the Excellence Foundation for South Sudan (EFSS) on Saturday, the 25th and Sunday, the 26th of May 2024.
He discussed the concept of quality improvement, emphasizing its applicability to various aspects of life, including personal, project, and program improvements. He defined quality as doing the right thing at the right time in the right way to achieve the best possible results and discussed the concept of the "gap" between what we know and what we do, and how this gap represents the areas we need to improve. He explained the scientific approach to quality improvement, which involves systematic performance analysis, testing and learning, and implementing change ideas. He also highlighted the importance of client focus and a team approach to quality improvement.
The Indian economy is classified into different sectors to simplify the analysis and understanding of economic activities. For Class 10, it's essential to grasp the sectors of the Indian economy, understand their characteristics, and recognize their importance. This guide will provide detailed notes on the Sectors of the Indian Economy Class 10, using specific long-tail keywords to enhance comprehension.
For more information, visit-www.vavaclasses.com
How to Create Map Views in the Odoo 17 ERPCeline George
The map views are useful for providing a geographical representation of data. They allow users to visualize and analyze the data in a more intuitive manner.
3. Introduction
Perhaps there is no area of school law more interesting to
parents and the public than student discipline. Surveys
show a high degree of concern over a perceived lack of
discipline in public schools.
What are the rules for student behavior?
Can school administrators impose disciplinary
consequences without undue fear of litigation?
In this chapter we will explore these issues in the context
of the Texas Education Code as well as the limitations
imposed by the U.S. Constitution.
4. Guidelines for Rule Making
Rules are necessary for society to function…rules are
important for an orderly educational environment.
Rules are a prerequisite to due process, since accused
persons are entitled to notice of the charges against
them.
A 1982 court decision Board of Education of Rogers,
Arkansas v. McCluskey dealt with a student being
expelled from school for drinking. The Supreme Court
ruled in favor with the school district citing that although
alcohol was not written in the districts rules, it was
interpreted under “drugs” which was written. The
message was clear, local school boards can interpret their
own rules and courts must defer to those interpretations,
within reason.
5. Guidelines for Rule Making
Schools still must bear the burden of proving legal
authority of school rules when they touch on
constitutionally or statutorily protected behavior.
•Rules Must Have a Rational Purpose
People are more inclined to follow rules if they can
see that rules are realistic and provide a safe
environment.
Ask whether the rule in question in really necessary to
prevent disruption and to safeguard the rights of others.
6. Guidelines for Rule Making
• The Meaning of Rules Must Be Clear
Rules that are so vague as to be meaningless are self-
defeating.
A way to improve clarity is to keep them short and
comprehensive by including several diverse examples to
illustrate meaning.
• Rules That Relate to Protected Behavior Must Be
Carefully Developed.
Rules that pertain to constitutionally or statutorily protected
behavior must be drawn with special care so as not to
suppress the exercise of these rights.
Legal validity comes into play most often with these rules.
Legal validity relates primarily to issues of vagueness and
overbreadth.
-- Legal Validity: executed with legal proper authority
and formalities.
-- Vagueness: not clearly expressed.
-- Overbreadth: the rules are too broad and penalizes
protected behavior.
7. Guidelines for Rule Making
In 1972, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that when
the consitutionality of a school rule is questioned, the
burden of proof falls on the school board. (Shanley v.
Northeast ISD)
In Chalifoux v. New Caney ISD, New Caney ISD tried to
enforce its anti-gang rule for students wearing rosary
beads on campus. The court viewed the wearing of the
rosary as religious expression. The judge noted that the
districts student handbook defined gang-related attire as
any attire that identifies students as a group (gang-
related). He noticed that it was improper to define a
word by using that same word in the definition. As
phrased in the handbook, the definition revealed little of
what was prohibited, further more he [the judge] noted
the handbook definition could encompass numerous
extracurricular groups on campus that used certain attire
or symbols for identification. He also stated that it would
not be overly burdensome for the district to provide a
specific list of prohibited items and to update the list as
needed.
8. Guidelines for Rule Making
• Rules Must Be Consistently Enforced
Unless rules are enforced, they lose their influence
as behavior guides.
School administrators encounter practical and legal
difficulty when they inconsistently enforce rules.
This does not mean that a “zero tolerance” policy is
the only way to go, the mindless application of
“zero tolerance” policies has led to some
embarrassing situations for school administrators.
Late night comedians have a field day at the
expense of some underpaid and overworked
assistant principals.
Most school districts in Texas have the following
language in local policy, which is taken from the
Texas Association of School Boards (TASB)
9. Guidelines for Rule Making
Students shall be treated fairly and equitably. Discipline shall be
based on careful assessments of the circumstances of each case.
Factors should include:
A. The seriousness of the offense;
B. The student’s age;
C. The frequency of misconduct;
D. The student’s attitude;
E. The potential effect of the misconduct on the school
environment;
F. Requirements of Chapter 37 of the Education Code;
G. The Student Code of Conduct adopted by the Board.
To enforce rules consistently and fairly does not mean that there is no
room for discretion, but administrators must be prepared to
explain why different cases are handled differently due to the
factors cited in the district’s policy or code of conduct.
Inconsistent enforcement creates problems when the
inconsistency is based on favoritism and toward certain students.
10. Chapter 37
Student discipline is covered by Chapter 37 of the Texas Education
Code (TEC) which is part of Senate Bill I. Decisions should be
made in local communities, not Austin. Texas is too diverse to
have a one-size-fits-all approach to problems.
Chapter 37 went against giving local control of discipline to districts,
the state had more control over student discipline, but over time
the legislature has returned some degree of control to local school
districts in dealing with student disciplinary matters.
(The word “may” appears rarely in Chapter 37, but “Shall” and
“Must” are frequent.)
The legislature’s desire to keep students in school if at all possible is
evident in Chapter 37. Despite calls for “zero tolerance,” the
legislature has not made it easy to expel students. The
legislature has removed some of the reasons a student can be
expelled from school. If a student violates any of the removed
“expellable offenses,” they will be placed in a disciplinary
alternative education program (DAEP). Expulsion is reserved for
only the most serious offenses.
11. Chapter 37
Schools are required to establish at least one DAEP and are
required to place students there in case of certain misconduct.
Students assigned to the DEAP must be separated from other
students. The notion seems to be that if we can keep the “bad
kids” from the “good kids” schools will be safer and better.
Houston ISD does not have it’s own DAEP, it has contracted with
at Nashville, TN firm called Community Education Partners or
CEP. There are two locations in Houston, one off Beechnut and
Fondren (SW) and one off Gulf Freeway and Ferndale (SE).
Classroom Profile (SE Campus) Classroom Profile (SW Campus)
Enrollment ? 611 Enrollment ? 650
Economically Disadvantaged 85.8% Economically Disadvantaged 77.7%
White 1.0% White 3.7%
Black 40.9% Black 38.0%
Hispanic 58.1% Hispanic 57.2%
Asian/Pacific Islander 1.1%
12. Chapter 37
Chapter 37 gives the teacher more control over the
classroom. The bill strengthens the hand of the teacher
who wants to remove an unruly student from the
classroom, but perhaps not as much as some teachers
would like.
13. Student Code of Conduct Chapter 37
TEC 37.001 (a) requires districts to adopt a student code of
conduct that will specify standards for student conduct and
outline the types of behavior that might get a student in
trouble in school.
The code of conduct is a familiar concept in school law. It is a
basic rule of due process that students can only be punished
for misconduct after they are advised that such conduct is
prohibited. Most schools fulfill this responsibility by
distributing a “student handbook” containing all the rules and
regulations of the school, including those pertaining to
discipline. Most school districts require parents and students
so sign a receipt indicating that they have received [and
read] the book.
14. Teacher Initiated Removal Chapter
37
One of the stated purposes of the disciplinary changes incorporated into
Chapter 37 was to give classroom teachers more authority. The
TEC spells out three different ways for teachers to remove students
from the classroom…temporarily
1. Teacher removal for assistance: send students to the principal’s
office for general disruptions.
2. Discretionary teacher removal: repeated offenses by the student
which interferes with the learning environment or offenses the
teacher deems as unruly, disruptive, or abusive as to interfere with
the teachers ability to teach and students to learn.
When the teacher exercises this authority, the principal is required to
convene a conference within three class days with the student,
teacher, and parent. But the conference may continue whether all
parties are present or not.
3. Mandatory removal: student commits an offense that requires
removal to a DAEP.
15. Other forms of Removal Chapter 37
Suspension
Expulsion
Possession of weapons
Assaultive offenses
Arson
Murder
Indecency with a child
Aggravated kidnapping
Drug or Alcohol offenses
Retaliation against a school employee
Johnson v. Humble ISD (1992)
Tasby v. Estes (1981)
Boykins v. Fairfield Board of Education (1974)
16. Criminal Justice Chapter 37
Communication between schools and law enforcement is
required in Chapter 37. School districts must notify the
juvenile board when students commit an offense that
requires placement in DAEP or expulsion. State law also
requires local law enforcement to give oral notice to the
superintendent within 24 hours after a student is arrested or
taken into custody with certain offenses. These include:
terroristic threats
drug offenses
weapons
A Juvenile Justice AEP (JJAEP) is required in any county of Texas
with a population of more than 125,000 residents. Smaller
counties may develop a JJAEP, but are not required to do so.
JJAEPs serve students who have been expelled and found to
have engaged in delinquent behavior.
JJAEPs are joint ventures operated by the school districts and
the juvenile justice board.
17. Corporal Punishment Chapter 37
Corporal Punishment continues to be legal in Texas. It also
continues to be one of the few areas where local control
truly exists. There is no state law regarding corporal
punishment, therefore, all decisions about this is left to
local districts.
There have been efforts to eliminate corporal punishment by
judicial decree, but they have not been successful. In the
1977 U.S. Supreme Court case Ingraham v. Wright ruled
that corporal punishment did not require any formal due
process measures. Thus the Court left the regulation of
corporal punishment to state and local officials.
18. Student Discipline
Summary
The law pertaining to student discipline, like
many other areas of the law swings like a
pendulum from emphasis on authority to an
emphasis on individual liberty. The very
concept of in loco parentis was designed to
recognize that authority to the same degree
that the law would recognize a parent’s.
Editor's Notes
The key lesson is to be specific in the student code of conduct with regard to the apparel that the district seeks to prohibit and to link the prohibition to evidence of gang-related activity. Educators must walk a fine line in adopting rules that infringe in any way on expressive activities. Students enjoy free speech even at school, but educators have the authority to quell a disruption that they reasonably can forecast.