Tag: school discipline

Posted on January 8, 2014 · Today federal authorities issued new guidelines for schools across the country on how to handle discipline in the classroom. The goal is to avoid any discrimination against minority students and those with disabilities.

Posted on December 10, 2013 · Increasingly, police are getting involved in school discipline, writing tickets that can land students in court. In Texas, that practice has led to a pushback from parents, and in one school district near Houston, attention from the federal government.

Posted on September 16, 2013 · When students break the rules in class, a common solution is to remove them from the classroom. But more leaders here in Houston say schools need a better solution, so students can stay in school and not end up in the criminal justice system.