Get Alternative To Disciplinarity

Many schools use alternatives to suspension and expulsion that include administrative detentions and Saturday school. ing to Peterson (2006), administrative teams – especially those that involve a larger school-wide team – can identify creative alternatives for exclusionary discipline procedures.

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One alternative to suspension is a strategy called the restorative chat. The purpose of the restorative chat, much like other restorative practices, is to help the student understand the harm done by their actions and to allow them an opportunity to repair this harm.

In-school suspension, also known as ISS, is a form of punishment that keeps students in school and doing work, but isolates them from the rest of the student body.

At the DSISD Board of Trustees meeting Dec. 14, Nadine Hogan was approved as the district's new Director of Special Services. Ms. Hogan has been the Special Education Director at Hays CISD since 2018.

The alternatives may include positive behavior incentives, mediation, peer-to-peer counseling, community service and other interventions.

The alternatives may include positive behavior incentives, mediation, peer-to-peer counseling, community service and other interventions.

Only the school board can suspend a student for more than 10 school days. If a principal wants to suspend a student for more than 10 school days, the student can go back to school on the 11th day, unless: a school board hearing happens before the 11th school day, or.