The School District of Philadelphia reformed its student code of conduct in 2012-2013 to prohibit suspensions and expulsions for two types of non-violent student conduct¶
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q2 i? During the 2012-2013 school year, Philadelphia's reformed code of conduct prohibited suspensions and expulsions for failure to follow classroom rules and use of profane language. → Johanna Lacoe 2018
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Johanna Lacoe 2018¶
Johanna Lacoe. (2018). Reforming School Discipline Policy in Washington, DC. Oakland, CA: Mathematica Policy Research. https://www.mathematica.org/publications/reforming-school-discipline-policy-in-washington-dc
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A Mathematica Policy Research publication summarizing Lacoe's testimony describes the Philadelphia discipline reform's scope, prohibiting suspensions and expulsions for "two types of non-violent student conduct." No effect sizes are reported.
"During the 2012-2013 school year, the School District of Philadelphia reformed its student code of conduct to prohibit suspensions and expulsions for two types of non-violent student conduct: (1) failure to follow classroom rules and (2) use of profane language."
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Related Claims¶
- Many Philadelphia schools did not comply with the policy change prohibiting out-of-school suspension for low-level offenses — related
- Philadelphia's 2012-2013 discipline reform produced a modest decline in suspensions for nonviolent infractions in the year of reform — related
- A Philadelphia reform prohibiting out-of-school suspension for classroom disorder decreased classroom disorder suspensions among students suspended before the reform — related
- Serious incidents of student misconduct increased in Philadelphia following the discipline policy reform — related
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The School District of Philadelphia reformed its student code of conduct in 2012-2013 to prohibit suspensions and expulsions for two types of non-violent student conduct |
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The School District of Philadelphia reformed its student code of conduct in 2012-2013 to prohibit suspensions and expulsions for two types of non-violent student conduct |
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