Do school disciplinary policies work?

Does the punishment fit the "crime"? We're curious to hear your perspective on public school disciplinary policies. Has your child been expelled or suspended? Or perhaps been a victim in an incident where an offending student was punished? Was that punishment fair? If you're a teacher or an administrator, are disciplinary policies effective?

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What's your experience with disciplinary policy in public schools?

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Tell us about your experience with disciplinary policies. Are school polices fair? Do they properly punish offending students?

Do you have experience with student suspensions or expulsions from school? (Perhaps as a parent whose child was the victim in an incident that resulted in an expulsion, or whose child was expelled from school?) Tell us what happened, and if you thought the punishment was appropriate.

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