1. Zero Tolerance Policies and Adolescent Development
The strict language of these policies were intended to hold students accountable for their misbehavior at school; however, according to Skiba & Knesting (2002), the lack of consideration for context in these cases has resulted in the criminalization of what are considered by many to be normative adolescent behaviors. ... As a federal mandate, schools reliant on federal funding had to adopt this strict, no-nonsense policy and thus Zero-Tolerance Policies became a reality in 94% of school across America (Cerrone, 1999). ... When Shanon noticed that the lunch box had a knife in it, she informed...
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