Is the Zero Tolerance Policy actually needed in our educational system?

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  • No, because people could misinterpret actions.

    Zero tolerance is not a good idea for an educational system, because people can misinterpret actions. An example of this is someone trying to compliment a student. That student can take it the wrong way, as an insult. Should a person be punished for doing something that was not intended? I don't think so.

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  • I think the Zero Tolerance Policy has become a way for educators to 'pass the buck' when faced with a difficult decision.

    While based on good intentions, I think Zero Tolerance Policy has turned out to be a 'one size does not fit all' policy that too often excludes any shred of common sense that might allow for mitigating factors. Keeping order in schools has traditionally been the job of educators, and I think that as much as possible, it is a function that should be returned to them to be carried out in a reasonable and thoughtful manner.

    No SuddenRashad84

  • A Zero Tolerance Policy is not useful in our educational system, because it leads to punishments unfitting of the offenses that lead to them.

    Zero Tolerance Policies do not allow room for any discretion on the part of the teacher, principal, or staff, regarding the behavior or meaning of the action of the student. Under a Zero Tolerance Policy, a child who draws a picture of a weapon, no matter the context, is punished to the same extent as a child who brings a weapon to school. When these offenses are clearly not of the same severity, the punishments that follow should not be identical.

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