School discipline and safety / volume editors, Suzanne E. Eckes, Charles J. Russo.

"A SAGE Reference Publication."

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Should all public schools adopt dress code policies that focus on student safety? Overview / Suzanne E. Eckes ; Point / Richard Fossey ; Counterpoint / Todd A. DeMitchell -- Are zero tolerance policies acceptable with respect to drugs, alcohol, weapons, where student safety is concerned? Overview / Charles J. Russo ; Point / Aimee Vergon Gibbs ; Counterpoint / Charles B. Vergon -- Should zero tolerance policies be abolished because students of color are overrepresented when schools adopt such policies? Overview / Charles J. Russo ; Point / Spencer C. Weiler ; Counterpoint / Luke M. Cornelius -- Should educators be liable for failing to stop bullying in classrooms? Overview / Suzanne E. Eckes ; Point / Mary C. Bradley ; Counterpoint / Jesulon S.R. Gibbs -- Should educators have legal obligations with respect to the prevention of student suicide? Overview / Suzanne E. Eckes, Sarah B. Burke ; Point / Nathan Burroughs ; Counterpoint / Richard Fossey -- Must teachers report all suspicions of child abuse and neglect? Overview / Charles J. Russo ; Point / Susan C. Bon ; Counterpoint / Stephanie D. McCall -- Should corporal punishment in public schools be abolished? Overview / Charles J. Russo ; Point / Aimee Vergon Gibbs ; Counterpoint / Emily Richardson -- Should there be a distinction between academic dishonesty and student conduct violations? Overview / Ralph D. Mawdsley ; Point / Phillip Blackman ; Counterpoint / Peter L. Moran -- Should teachers incorporate extrinsic motivators in classroom management plans? Overview / Suzanne E. Eckes, Stephen M. Harper ; Point / Robin L. Fankhauser ; Counterpoint / Erin B. Snell -- Should school resource officers function strictly as law enforcement officers? Overview / Suzanne E. Eckes, Sarah B. Burke ; Point / M. David Alexander ; Counterpoint / Jennifer Sughrue -- Are state and federal teacher protection acts needed to protect teachers from litigation concerning student discipline? Overview / Suzanne E. Eckes ; Point / Amy Steketee ; Counterpoint / Janet R. Decker -- In loco parentis : should teachers take the place of parents in all school disciplinary matters? Overview / Charles J. Russo ; Point / Dana N. Thompson Dorsey ; Counterpoint / Allison A. Howland -- Are existing controls sufficient to prevent the overuse and abuse of seclusion and physical restraint in the discipline of students with disabilities? Overview / Allan G. Osborne, Jr. ; Point / Allison S. Fetter-Harrott ; Counterpoint / Michelle Gough McKeown -- Are positive behavioral interventions effective at reducing misbehavior in students with behavioral disorders? Overview / Suzanne E. Eckes, Sarah B. Burke ; Point / Theresa A. Ochoa ; Counterpoint / Diana Rogers-Adkinson -- Should teachers have more training in the identification and treatment of maladaptive internalizing behaviors? Overview / Suzanne E. Eckes ; Point / Theresa A. Ochoa ; Counterpoint / Potheini Vaiouli.

Education of America's school children always has been and always will be a hot-button issue. From what should be taught to how to pay for education to how to keep kids safe in schools, impassioned debates emerge and mushroom, both within the scholarly community and among the general public. This volume in the Debating Issues in American Education reference series tackles the topic of school discipline and safety. Fifteen to twenty chapters explore such varied issues as child abuse reporting, corporal punishment, student uniforms, zero tolerance policies, and more. Each chapter opens with an introductory essay by the volume editor, followed by point-counterpoint articles written and signed by invited experts, and concludes with Further Readings and Resources, thus providing readers with views on multiple sides of school discipline and safety issues and pointing them toward more in-depth resources for further exploration.