Heather Peshak George, Ph.D University of Florida
Suspension serves multiple purposes, it is intended to punish students by removing them from the school environment, reduce opportunities for reinforcements of behavior, alert parents, and provide a period of respite to protect other students and school staff from intensive and or violent behavior that could jeopardize the safety of others. This webinar will summarize the research findings on suspension and the harm it causes students. It will cover the basic scientific evidence on student and school characteristics related to the use of suspension the effects of suspension on students and the effectiveness of alternatives to suspension.
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