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Ashley Phillips
Marsha Gaines

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School Board Members, and School Administrators in Columbus County Schools.

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I chose to pick African American Students because this population faces a lot of stigma when it comes to behavioral problems in a classroom. They are considered an oppressed population that faces a lot of barriers in our schools today. There needs to be interventions to guarantee academic success that does not involve a student missing out on class-time and staying home, instead of being present at school.

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Research shows that African American students are disciplined more often and receive more out-of-school suspensions than White students. More alarming is in 2010, 70% of the students involved in school-related arrests or referred to law enforcement were Hispanic or Black (Education Week, 2013).
A 2010 study found that among students who were classified as overtly aggressive, African Americans were more likely to be disciplined than any other group (Education Week, 2013).

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As a school Social Worker, it is my duty to make sure each and every student acheives academic success after resolving students’ social, emotional, and behavioral needs. I monitor student progress, while evaluating learning strategies to maximize student achievements.

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In Article 27, about Discipline, these are two policies that are in effect for North Carolina Public Schools. (7) Long-term suspension. - The exclusion for more than 10 school days of a student from school attendance for disciplinary purposes from the school to which the student was assigned at the time of the disciplinary action. If the offense leading to the long-term suspension occurs before the final quarter of the school year, the exclusion shall be no longer than the remainder of the school year in which the offense was committed (NCC, 2016).

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(12) Short-term suspension - The exclusion of a student from school attendance for disciplinary purposes for up to 10 school days from the school to which the student was assigned at the time of the disciplinary action(NCC, 2016).

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After reviewing this state wide policy which is in almost every single school state-wide, it can have its pros and cons. The pros can be to remove the child from a classroom that is disrupting others from learning. The cons would be the child being sent home with "sent home work", that do not involve any discipline for what they did. Also, actual teaching is absent which results in a child not learning then getting behind.
Discipline and behavioral problems will sometimes be a reoccurring problem when it is not directly solved. African American students, particularly boys, tend to have the highest rates of school drop outs, poor academics, and even the highest  rates of incarceration. Achievement gaps are real and
This policy is not always the answer in a social worker's eyes. The answer is to find the issue, and solve it with evidence based interventions which involves more than the student.

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School suspensions are an adult behavior | Rosemarie Allen | TEDxMileHigh

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I offer many services that target discipline and behavioral issues within the whole student body and also individually. I chose to keep students in the classroom instead of students being in out of school suspension and missing out on learning! Schools should avoid zero-tolerance policies because it only harms the students.

I plan to introduce three different interventions targeting African American middle-school children with poor grades and behavior problems while AT school.  I plan to catch problems early on before students get out of hand which ends up being prone to dropping out of school. This is what I am trying to prevent!

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This tier involves all students which targets a wide variety and could possibly help prevent behavioral and discipline issues.
Positive Behavioral Support which is awarding students with good behaviors, teaching good behavior and manners with a touch of confidence so students can perform better in classes and learn respect.

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Tier 2 - Big Brother & Big Sister Program

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Tier 2 - Big Brother & Big Sister Program

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This program involves small groups of students that face behavioral problems and struggle academically. Partnering students with older students which is similar to a "buddy system". Having someone to look up to that will help with homework, and teach them social and leadership skills. Forming small groups could benefit these skills and get these kids around others who are struggling the same way.

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This intervention will focus on the student alone and target all of the possibilities on what is preventing the student from achieving academic success and expectations for behaviors. Teaching discipline and positive attitudes would be priority. Disruptive behaviors would have to be detailed, uncontrolled, and extensive to get tier three services.

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1. What race is the most disciplined more often in schools?
2.Which policy should schools avoid completely that almost always has a negative affect on the student?
3. What is another name for the "Big Brother & Big Sister" program?
4. What am ultimately trying to achieve with these students?
5. How many intervention strategies am I using in this presentation?