Provide schools, administrators, and teachers with supports and resources when curbing suspension use¶

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Description¶

The article recommends that districts planning to roll back suspensions consider what supports schools need to make the change work. It states that "administrators may need support to create school-wide culture changes and protocols, and teachers may need resources related to managing classroom behaviors or trauma-informed instructional practices." It adds that implementing restorative approaches requires training and staff resources.

Design Implications¶

Context¶

Requirements¶

• Districts must think through the implications of rolling back suspensions and allocate resources in terms of training and staff

Constraints¶

• The article states implementing more restorative approaches to addressing student misbehavior and conflict is hard work and requires resources

Target Learners¶

• high school students in district public schools

Target Learning Goals¶

• school safety, attendance, and academic achievement supported by improved discipline practice

Related Strategies¶

• Restorative Approaches
• Restorative Practices
• Use trauma-informed behavioral supports before escalating to suspension, supported by willful-defiance suspension bans

Examples¶

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Key Sources¶

• Rebecca Hinze-Pifer and Lauren Sartain. (2015). Rethinking Universal Suspension for Severe Student Behavior. Stanford University and University of Chicago Consortium on School Research. https://consortium.uchicago.edu