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Zero Tolerance as a Policy Response to Mass Shootings

Zero Tolerance as a Policy Response to Mass Shootings

Margaret Tseng, Borjana Sako
Copyright: © 2022 |Pages: 19
ISBN13: 9781668463154|ISBN10: 1668463156|EISBN13: 9781668463161
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-6684-6315-4.ch003
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Tseng, Margaret, and Borjana Sako. "Zero Tolerance as a Policy Response to Mass Shootings." Research Anthology on Interventions in Student Behavior and Misconduct, edited by Information Resources Management Association, IGI Global, 2022, pp. 35-53. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-6684-6315-4.ch003

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Tseng, M. & Sako, B. (2022). Zero Tolerance as a Policy Response to Mass Shootings. In I. Management Association (Ed.), Research Anthology on Interventions in Student Behavior and Misconduct (pp. 35-53). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-6684-6315-4.ch003

Chicago

Tseng, Margaret, and Borjana Sako. "Zero Tolerance as a Policy Response to Mass Shootings." In Research Anthology on Interventions in Student Behavior and Misconduct, edited by Information Resources Management Association, 35-53. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2022. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-6684-6315-4.ch003

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Abstract

The growth of shootings and rise of violence in schools have forced legislators and educators to take action. However, there has been limited change. Consequently, schools have had to resort to their own preventative measures including zero tolerance policies. Data clearly shows that zero tolerance has been the dominant way of dealing with discipline since the passage of the GFSA act of 1994. Despite the original intent of implementing zero tolerance policies in schools—that is, to ensure guns and other dangerous weapons were kept out of schools—these policies have instead grown to encompass an endless variety of seemingly minor infractions. This chapter explores the effects that zero tolerance policies, particularly, the unintended consequences that have resulted due to the increased utilization of such practices. Zero tolerance policies have implications for children and youth that are vulnerable (disabilities, immigrants, poor socio-economic status) increasing risks for repeated offenses and exposure to criminal justice.

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