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An Open Letter to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights Regarding Its Report, "Beyond Suspensions: Examining School Discipline Policies"
Begin with the End in Mind: It’s about Root Causes and Intervention—Not About Policies or PositionsDear Colleagues,Introduction Over the past year (at least), I have been writing som...
Read Full ArticleRevisiting the School Seclusion and Restraint Epidemic: The Federal Government Says It's Worse than Thought
While the Numbers are Important, We Need to Focus on the Reasons and SolutionsDear Colleagues,Introduction Back in March, we wrote a two-part Blog Series on the issues related to the number of seclu...
Read Full ArticleAnalyzing Your School Discipline Data Now . . . to Prepare for the New School Year (Part III)
Conducting “Special Situation Analyses” for Your Hallways, Bathrooms, Buses, Playgrounds, and CafeteriaDear Colleagues,Reviewing Parts I and II of this Blog Series, and Introducing Part III This thr...
Read Full ArticleAnalyzing Your School Discipline Data Now . . . to Prepare for the New School Year (Part II)
Conducting “Special Situation Analyses” for Common School Areas and Peer-Related Anti-Social BehaviorDear Colleagues,Prologue Later this week, I will be attending a small, interdisciplinary working...
Read Full ArticleAnalyzing Your School Discipline Data and Your SEL (PBIS or School Discipline) Program (Part I)
Students’ Discipline Problems are Increasing Nationally Despite Widespread SEL UseDear Colleagues,Introduction Happy June !!! With everyone consumed with testing, end-of-year a...
Read Full ArticleCongress Take Note: How to Really Address the School Seclusion and Restraint Epidemic (Part I)
The U.S. Department of Education Keeps Pushing PBIS, but PBIS Ain’t Got Nothing to GiveDear Colleagues,Introduction Seclusions (including isolation) and physical restraints (including mech...
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