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The Responsibility of the School System as it Pertains to Juvenile Delinquency.

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The Responsibility of the School System as it Pertains to Juvenile Delinquency.

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The responsibility of the schools is quite essential when considering Juvenile Delinquency. Delinquency itself is associated with poor school performance, truancy, and leaving school at a young age. (83) Policies by the school significantly affect the potential of a juvenile becoming delinquent. Such systems often lead to the labeling theory, which results in a student becoming what they have been told they are, i.e., they are no good, failure, criminal, etc. Changing the schools' policies to encourage students to achieve academic goals will undoubtedly lead to the promotion of students by not sticking to grade retention rules. By creating evaluations with factors that include parents, youngsters, and the environment, multiple behaviors can be identified. (5) After reading the context, one would have to believe that there must not only be a starting place for schools to act; it must be implemented immediately. It seems the one major factor would be grade retention. A person's self-worth would be connected to self-esteem. And since juveniles do better when promoted than when compared to not promoted, maybe the requirements for retention should be lowered.

McCord, J., Widom, C. S., & Crowell, N. A. (2001). Juvenile crime, juvenile justice. Washington, DC: National Academy Press.

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Teacher Involvement Within the Lives of Students

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Teacher Involvement Within the Lives of Students

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We know that there is a “School-to-Prison Pipeline” as outlined by the American Civil Liberties; we also know, based on their statistics, that black students are suspended and expelled more than white students at a three-fold rate. (86) So what can teachers do to circumvent such illegal activities by these students?  With low-ability students being suspended at a higher rate, juvenile delinquency should be met with “ability grouping” by the teachers. With teachers taking the initiative by creating groups of students with targeted needs a positive result. May occur. Though by doing this may also show disparity among ethnic children.

McCord, J., Widom, C. S., & Crowell, N. A. (2001). Juvenile crime, juvenile justice. Washington, DC: National Academy Press.

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Policies of Sharpstown High School, and a School I attended. 

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Policies of Sharpstown High School, and a School I attended. 

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Since this is a question directed in part to my experience, when I attended middle school and bullied to a point where my parents and grandparents home-schooled me for high school, I found that the attempt to prevent juvenile delinquency was a joke. Since I was disabled, I was an easy target for bullies to zero in on, even committing battery on me. In my personal experience, the schools were more sensitive to the bullies than they were for my safety. It was easy for the school to speak with MY parents than it was for the discipline to be handed out to those who would bully me physically and verbally. One particular bully's concern was met with empathy and sympathy since he came from a broken home, and his father was in prison. My parents were a nurse and a police officer; this conversation came from eth school resource officer as my father sat there in shock. It seems that this was a case where the school system was more concerned that the offender's family would sue them instead of the harm he would do to a disabled peer. So, the school policies at my schools didn't do enough for the victim, but more for the offender.

Compared with Houston's Sharpstown High, known as a "Drop-out Factory," – these are two different apparent policies in two dynamically different parts of the country, both geographically and socioeconomically. With a high school within the inner-city, which is overrun with crime and other obstacles as opposed to a suburban school within a middle-class community that would be believed doesn't have such issues.

Sharpstown maintained a "Drop-out Prevention Case Worker" – a position that I don't know even exists in any of the schools I attended. However, my last public school was in middle school. It held am overall rating on Niche.com as a "C+" it was slightly better than Sharpstown rating on the same site with a "C" rating. One thing that stands out when comparing the schools is that Northport has a Math and Reading proficiency of 51% and 48%, respectively, while Sharpstown has 18% and 16%, respectively. Though Northport isn't given a graduation rate, surprisingly, Sharpstown has a 70% graduation rate at this time. At the time of the podcast, it had a 78.5% graduation rate – currently, the national average is 88%.

The "Drop-out" counselor was there to monitor the potential drop-out student, truancy, and other issues that may reveal these candidates who may drop out of school. These counselors' intervention to stop the student from dropping-out is conducted by letting the students know that they are being watched.

The effectiveness of any policy on these schools lies at teachers' and principals' hands in each school. Using data surveys to pinpoint the issues within these schools is also highly effective. Find out which areas of weakness exist in each student. You can help those students succeed in those areas, which will motivate and incentivize those students to complete their diploma goals and allow the chances of delinquency to be lessened. As a result, a more productive person is sent into society.

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I believe if the schools were to focus more on the students and on more things they will need for life and college instead of all these state test's and unecessary stuff, the students woul be more willing to come to school and get more involved and the drop out rate would go down and there would be less juvenile delinquency. There needs to be more resources for students and teachers.

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Teachers shouold be more involved in their students life and actually ask questions about their students and earn their trust, then maybe the students will become more comftorbal with letting the teachers help them or even get more involved. A lot of kids dont have someone they can talk to or someone they can count on that can help them mentally or physically. Kids need more positive in their life and not the constant negitivity from home and school.

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when i was in school i dont feel like the policies  were very effective. the teachers didnt really help the students when they seen them going down the wrong path. I actually dropped out because of these reassons.
The drop out nation video shows hundreds of thousands of students drop out of school in a year. I believe their policies they have in place is a good start in helping these kids from becoming juvenile delinquents.

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Children and teens spend half of their day in school for 5 days out of the week. Their life is focused around school and depending on the school, juvenile delinquency can be more prominent from one school to the next. I feel that schools have more responsibility when considering juvenile delinquency that the household. In schools, children are mingled with others that are younger, older, come from different cultures, races, religions, and have different beliefs. No two kids in school are raised the same way. When they all come together, it is the responsibility of the school to ensure that they are mingled properly. The school needs to be aware of any behaviors within the student body that may create more juvenile delinquency. The reading states that "regarding school-based interventions, among the least effective, and at times harmful, are those that aggregate deviant youth without adult supervision". These scenarios are not always prevalent in schools but in neighborhoods where schools are understaffed, children may be more free to do what they want in school. Schools must work to the best of their ability to ensure that children are not more susceptible to juvenile delinquency, and they must assume a majority of the responsibility in preventing juvenile delinquency.

Read "Juvenile Crime, Juvenile Justice" at NAP.edu. (n.d.). Retrieved October 12, 2020, from https://www.nap.edu/read/9747/chapter/5

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The role of a teacher is to create an environment for their students that they can feel safe and accepted in. Teachers are seen as mentors and role models for their students. For some children, the teacher is the first person that a troubled child goes to for guidance or help. Some teachers know a student better than their own parents or friends, and I think that is a great thing. Children should have someone to confide no matter if that person is a teacher, principle, school deputy, janitor, or a lunch server. If a teacher or anyone at school sees a student with the potential of become a juvenile delinquent, they should be as involved as possible. Students should always have a teacher bond so they know that have someone they can talk to. Even if the student can not talk, the teacher should know enough about the student to assume that they might need help escaping the possibility of delinquency.

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School's responsibility for juvenile delinquency

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School's responsibility for juvenile delinquency

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The majority of the average juvenile's time while awake is spent at school. The vast majority of the average juvenile's social network stems from school. Certain policies implemented by the school can also impact deviancy rates. For example, the ACLU found that a "zero tolerance" discipline policy actually resulted in black students facing disproportionately harsher punishments (Infographic). Further, such harsh punishments can and often do contribute to their identity and sense of self worth. This leads to a self-fulfilling-prophecy, where the student begins to see delinquency as an intrinsic part of their identity rather than something that can be altered. Schools should prioritize rewarding good academic and social behavior rather than punishing those that falter. This is not to say there should be no punishments at all; they should simply be tempered and tailored to the individual. Suspension can be a "death sentence" to an individual that has already fallen behind in their classes, since they have now missed several more days.

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Teacher's involvement in the lives and potential criminal activity of their students

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Teacher's involvement in the lives and potential criminal activity of their students

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Teachers are authority figures in the lives of their students, and can serve as mentors under the right conditions. However, most teachers consider themselves disciplinarians and refrain from involvement in the lives of their students. Indeed, some school districts actively discourage bonds between teachers and students. With the low amount of pay they receive, it can be incredibly difficult for a teacher to "go the extra mile" for their students. If teachers were to receive more compensation, perhaps they may be more willing to be an active participant in the lives of their students. Such activities include after school programs, tutoring, and general availability. If the teacher offers the student a listening ear, it could work wonders for the individual.

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The effectiveness of Sharpstown High School and the school I attended in regards to preventing juvenile delinquency

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The effectiveness of Sharpstown High School and the school I attended in regards to preventing juvenile delinquency

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The documentary was sad and disheartening, if not particularly surprising. Thousands of students drop out every year for a variety of factors. The school I attended did little to aid those that fell behind. It was very competitive, and had a "zero tolerance" policy. Essentially, all that partook in an action that went against the rules of the school would be severely punished. While this sounds appropriate in theory, in practice it was ineffectual and promoted general disregard for authority. For example, one fine day I was walking to the bathroom. A group of students accosted me, and a fight broke out. I was beaten and bruised quite badly. Knowing the school policy and worried about my grades, I did little to defend myself; merely blocking and trying to escape. When the staff arrived, they gave everybody present a suspension without hearing a single word. All protests I had were ignored. Obviously, this made me angry. If I were to receive the same punishment regardless, why not fight back? At any rate, nothing more came of it, save a few angry phone calls from my parents that ultimately went nowhere. I, as well as many of those in my peer group, grew to expect bullying as a regular occurrence. It was an expectation that you would be hassled frequently and occasionally punished for the crimes of others.
Sharpstown High takes an almost draconian approach to preventing juvenile delinquency. A tactic that is almost a requirement in that environment.
I believe that there is no blanket strategy or tactic that works for every school. The policies must be tailored to suit the needs of the student.

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Compared to the high school I attended,  Sharpstown high school had horrible policies. At my school, many policies were set in place to make it virtually impossible for any student to fail or be left behind. My school was adamant to the idea of letting anyone fail due to some bad grades. I believe we even had a 99.9% graduation rate. I am unaware of as to why anyone did not graduate, but it was not due to their grades. The policies for drop outs at Sharpstown however, clearly did not work. Considering the school was known as a "Dropout Factory", the policies to help students graduate were not enough for the crime stricken area.

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I would argue that schools need to be highly responsible for knowing how to take on juvenile delinquency but should not be the location or area responsible for rectifying it. In its simple essence, the public and private school system is the place for essential generalized learning and the starting point for social interaction among adolescents (though it is not treated as such in my opinion).

I believe that there is a disproportionate number of disciplinary actions taken from the different racial diversities in the country, but as presented in the infographic by the ACLU, it does not detail what the suspensions or percentages are relating too (for fighting? contraband? Ect.) I do not see a factual connection that supports the disproportionate percentages as a racially motivated number.

I do not mean to say that schools do not share responsibility for juvenile delinquency. The lack of initiatives pertaining to battling bullying, gang related affiliations, and poor social behavior are far from being considered in effect. This is something that I believe schools need to share in responsibility relating to deviant behavior inside the school at the bare minimum.

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I believe that teacher should remain neutral towards all their students. Not giving any favoritism or unjustified punishment to any students. Relating to the “lives” of the students, I assume personal lives, is not professional and can lead to biased circumstances and relations that should not occur. It is the job of teachers to teach their selected topic matter (math, science language arts, etc.) and nothing more. I do not believe teachers should teach/spread their biased opinions or political beliefs to students (it is again, unprofessional).

Referring to the possible criminal activities of the teacher’s students, all must be reported and monitored. It is acceptable for guidance counselors or other individuals accredited in the counsel of youths to speak to and help adolescents understand their wrong doings. But regular teachers are not specialized in this field and should remain out of in unless the social situations become worse because of unknowingly hindering the students with incorrect/unreachable advice.

By unreachable advice, I mean to say that everyone is different and needs specialized guidance. Saying, “actions have consequences” or “there is a better life ahead of you only if you acted like this” will not cut it with most youths.

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In my personal school experiences, they did not relate to the instances and policies such as in Sharpstown High. In my case, I was an honor student that rarely attended classes due to my abbreviated schedule. I never had issues learning the basic classes on my own so I would often skip class in my freshman and sophomore years (except for math class). I got detention and an occasional suspension, but never anything else. My argument that I would make is that I didn’t need to be in the classroom and when presented with work, I would complete it. My high school was no where near as what Sharpstown is/was, but more in line as a regular A/B school.

What intrigued me about Sharpstown, like described in Travis’s post, refers to the “drop out case worker”. This is a position I never heard of or would’ve thought to be needed until listening/reading the video. I can surmise that this position could be highly useful even in regular schools as another source to eradicate deviant behavior and keep students on track to success in their studies (it might’ve worked in my case referring to truancy).

Rating the effectiveness of school policies, it in my opinion, depends on the school and its level of deviant behavior. Sharpstown recovered with the help of the case workers. Regarding ordinary schools, the policies can be tweaked to a finer point regarding zero tolerance policies and biased favoritism getting involved with disciplinary actions.

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I believe that schools need to be held highly responsible when considering juvenile delinquency, but should not be help responsible for fixing the delinquency. Schools can only provide so much for a delinquent juvenile to help the get better. Schools place rules for the students safety and well being, I they are not followed then a child will have consequences. Schools help start interactions between students, causing them to make friends and interact with other students and teachers.

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Schools need to be held responsible when considering juvenile delinquency. i feel that the focus is no longer on the students. You have some staff that push students to do better. Getting rid of the state required standardized test may help. Students should not be tested on things that is not going to help them in the future, the test are very discouraging.

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I believe that teachers should be 100% involved with their students. Both of my parents are teachers and I have seen first hand how their involvement in some students lives have shaped them and changed them into better. Asking question, getting to know students, earning trust, being an ear to listen to, a shoulder to cry on, etc. Teachers do not get paid extra to be involved with their students, but most of all teachers a genuine human beings and care for the success, safety, and well being of their students. Seeing a delinquent student struggling is hard for a teacher because they always wonder "what more can I do to help".

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Teachers should be more involved in their students’ lives. Teachers are like your own personal mentor. Some students are more comfortable with sharing information about their life with a teacher than their own family. Building a student trust can encourage the student to come to school more. I know when i was school and watched how teachers-built bonds and encouraged students changed a lot of student’s behavior and outlook on school.

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Effectiveness of policies- Rachel Raffensberger

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Effectiveness of policies- Rachel Raffensberger

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I believe the policies are effective for most students. I had a lot of trouble focusing in school and had trouble keeping my grades up. I was too busy in my younger years of middle school trying to be a class clown, trying to get other students to like me. I had a teacher who put a lot of time into helping me find different ways to help me get my grades up, to help me find other ways to get other students to like me, and to help me stay focus on my school work. I know in the Dropout Nation documentary they talk about thousands of students dropping out each year. These polices are a start, unfortunately I believe there will always be student dropouts. I believe it is hard to completely eliminate students dropping out, but I do believe with these policies in place the average of student dropouts will decrease.

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I feel like schools should be responsible for juvenile delinquency to a certain point. Schools can only do so much for a student like in the documentary the counselors were trying to get the students to graduate and keep them in check. They provided programs to help them and even picked them up from home. This is good and all but if you have a lot of students that need the help, the counselors won't be able to give that attention to all the students. I believe schools should get rid of state exams and instead help put the students in programs that they will be able to use later on in life.

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Responsibility with Juvenile Delinquency 

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Responsibility with Juvenile Delinquency 

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I believe that schools should be highly responsible for considering juvenile delinquency because when someone is younger and committing crimes they are more than likely going to continue to do it. When sending your children to school as a parent you should not have to worry about your child getting influenced the wrong way. I also think the school should have programs to offer juveniles that could better their future and turn it around before it is too late.

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I have always believed that teachers should be involved in the lives of students for only to a certain extent. Now when it comes to the possible criminal activities of students a line should be drawn, I do not think that a teacher should really be involved a whole ton if the student is committing crimes because the teacher could possibly get their selves a situation that they do not need to be in. A student should always feel like they can come to their teacher no matter what but when it comes to their student doing criminal activity it should be a little more hesitant on the situation.

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I feel like 100% teachers should be involved a students life. Students should be able to trust their teachers and actually interact with their teachers. In todays society, I feel like students don't trust their teachers or ever think to even talk about what their feelings. Teachers should only be involved in a student's personal life to a certain extent because you never know what that student is going through and you want to have good connections with a student not a bad one. Students should trust their teachers and teachers should trust their students. Teachers should try too involved in providing help for those who are involved in criminal activity but to a certain point. If they can't help the student that should be out of their control.

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The policies I had in school were effective I would say for the most part. All my teachers were always willing to help, were willing to stay after school to help those who needed it and would always make sure everyone understood the material or what was going on and I feel like this was a big help. It was not very known for kids to drop out in the schools I attended, but also everything has a different meaning to everyone. In Sharpstown High I believe there is only so much that can be done and it shows that policies in place do not work. Policies in schools can only prevent juvenile delinquency so much because scenarios can be looked at completely wrong and leave people in trouble that did absolutely nothing.

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Thousands of kids drop out of school a year. Schools policies are effective in preventing juvenile delinquency but i also feel like it will cause juvenile delinquency. In middle school, I got a in a fight because i was defending myself. I still got suspended and so did the other kid but I feel like students have been in similar situations and have been considered " bad kids" and actually taken that label but in reality they are not bad kids. Juvenile delinquency is based on social factors also because the area and how you are raised plays a big role on how you will act in school. In High School, a lot of teachers i had were very involved with students lives and I feel like that had a positive impact on me as a student because I actually enjoyed coming to school and didn't think about skipping school or dropping out. Dropouts are going to happen regardless of what policies are in place but with policies in place the rates will be much lower.

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The high school that I attended was very effective in preventing juvenile delinquency. School was fun. we did our work but also had fun with it. Also, there was plenty of different things that were put in play to help someone who is falling behind. Sharpstown policies are very different. The stuff that is happening on "Dropout Nation" was not tolerated at the school I attended. I like that they care and try their hardest to help the students but i can see it was taking a toll on the school staff. Sharpstown polices were not effective. The caseworkers saved Sharpstown.

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How responsible do schools need to be when considering juvenile delinquency?

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How responsible do schools need to be when considering juvenile delinquency?

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Schools need to be very responsible when considering juvenile delinquency. Children and Teenagers spend most of their days in school, for numerous amounts of hours, and it is the responsibility of schools to prevent juvenile delinquency by creating programs and guidelines and rules that protect and help students.Anti bullying programs should be made effective, but one’s that are well written and actually enforced. I also believe that schools should focus on making students want to stay in school, by implementing programs and clubs that are fun. Detention I believe, should also be eliminated, it does not teach adolescents a real lesson, and often it is abused by teachers who have a bone to pick with a student, detention also labels a adolescent into thinking they are a bad person, which in turn can lead them to be delinquent or commit delinquent acts.

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How involved should teachers be in the lives and possible criminal activity of the students?

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How involved should teachers be in the lives and possible criminal activity of the students?

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Teachers should try to be involved in the lives and possible criminal activity of their students. Teachers should try and reach out to students who they are seeing may be going through problems, sometimes student’s don't have anybody to speak to and confide in about their problems whether its a personal issue, a friend issue, or a family issue. A teacher reaching out can help a student to cope better with any issues they may be having. Teachers should also try to prevent their students from committing criminal activity, and they should try to be a positive role model in their student’s life. If you have never watched the movie Freedom Writers, you should because it is an amazing movie about a teacher who helps her student’s solve their mental and emotional problems, helps them academically to achieve better grades, and becomes a positive role model and tries to lead the student’s out of the gang life. Teacher’s can make a huge difference by just being there for one student, and can help them to be on the right path in life.

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How effective are the policies of schools, both those you've attended and the one in the file "Dropout Nation", in preventing juvenile delinquency?

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How effective are the policies of schools, both those you've attended and the one in the file "Dropout Nation", in preventing juvenile delinquency?

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School policies are in my opinion, not that effective regarding the file “dropout nation” as well as preventing juvenile delinquency. My school did not have good policies set in place to prevent students from dropping out. My school did not also have good ways to prevent juvenile delinquency, cutting was a major issue in my school, as student’s would leave the school whenever they wanted, they didn’t have a truancy system in place, and when student’s skip this causes them to potentially commit delinquent acts while not in school. I personally know students who have gone down a wrong path because they have skipped school. My school also did little to prevent bullying, and it occured very often, and when a kid was being bullied, if the kid defended him or herself they would also get into trouble. In the file “Dropout Nation”, the policies they implemented had a good intention in trying to help the students but in my opinion they were ineffective for the students, and did not help to prevent juvenile delinquency, what did help the students was the caseworkers not the schools policies and programs.

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The Power of Pedagogy to Prevent Juvenile Delinquency

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The Power of Pedagogy to Prevent Juvenile Delinquency

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Schools are in large the most concentrated area of juveniles in any given community across the nation. Nothing can compare to the amount of youth that walk through a high school's gate every day. Why then, do we see a continuing trend in the high school to prison pipeline? The answer is simple... high school staff do not realize their value in preventing juvenile delinquency.

Schools need to be responsible in their treatment and guidance of their students to ensure that they prevent as many dropout-juvenile delinquency cases as possible. The Guidance Department of each and every school should be equipped to help student's who are struggling with juvenile delinquency. If schools are found to not be equipped enough to help these said students, they should be provided the resources they need, or simply be held accountable for their actions.

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Good and Bad for teachers involvement  in the lives and possible criminal activity of the students?

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Good and Bad for teachers involvement  in the lives and possible criminal activity of the students?

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Todays teachers serve many other roles and social responsibilities in the classroom. Teachers are the first responder's to potential problems with students who may be having personal problems or need help with other life problems that may be come criminal. Teachers set the tone of their classrooms, build a warm environment, mentor and nurture students,  they become vital role models, and listen and look for signs of trouble.
They must balance the ethical and legal requirements while getting involved with students possible criminals activities at all times.

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Effectiveness of school policies past and present

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Effectiveness of school policies past and present

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My situations while in schools was very difficult while in middle school due to my mother and other family friends were teacher or school staff while I attended. If your were labeled a juvenile delinquent you were dealt with by getting a butt spanking by the Dean or principal .
Very low repeated offenders or you would be put in the sent to a state Reformatory School for violating school polices.

Dropout Nation provided information on how Low-income, low parental , peer pressure to dropping out  and teen age also  1/3 of girls drop out for personal reasons, such as pregnancy or marriage. Its fair to  say that a high percentage  of drop outs are due to the social status and the location of the schools.

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Providing Student's with Proper Academic and Personal Role Models through the Employment of Respectable Teachers

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Providing Student's with Proper Academic and Personal Role Models through the Employment of Respectable Teachers

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I believe that teachers should be actively involved in monitoring their student’ behaviors for tendencies that may lead to juvenile delinquency, but it should not at all be considered their sole responsibility. As a son of a South Fork High School teacher (my mom is the head of the medical academy after transferring over from being an instructor at IRSC), I understand how many different responsibilities are out on teacher’s plate(s) for them to complete during the semester. While I understand this is probably just “one more thing” that teachers have to complete, I believe that through proper training and civil discourse, teachers will be more able to deal with tricky students in a low-stress manner.

Also, I believe that the administration of high schools should strive to make personal connections with the students at the school. Throughout the documentary Dropout Nation, produced by PBS, the administration fo the school repeatedly reached out to students and attempted to make personal connections with them. While this path and plan did not always work, I believe that when young juveniles have good, solid, and noble role models in their lives (whether that be teachers or administration), they are more likely to not get into trouble. If kids trust you, they respect you. If they respect you, they don’t want to hurt you. If they don’t want to hurt you, they will do whatever it takes to make sure that they don’t disappoint you.

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Retributive vs. Rehabilitative Punishment in High Schools

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Retributive vs. Rehabilitative Punishment in High Schools

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Being a High School Student myself, I was extremely eager to study that nature of Dropout Nation and compare it to my own personal experiences in High School. While I believe most high schools are on a track to more successful student management and juvenile delinquency prevention, I still think there is quite a lot of work to be done within the school walls.

Across the nation, and especially in my own high school experience, I believe most administrators are more concerned with punishing the bully or perpetrator then uncovering the reason behind their ill-mannered behavior(s). Policies in our schools determine what type of behaviors deem certain consequences (detentions, out of school suspensions, expulsions, etc...). Instead of publicizing this information and stressing the punishments upon these students, I believe the administration of schools should be less concerned with punishment associated with an act, and instead focus on WHY the student has committed the act(s) they did.

Should administrations in schools across our nation focus more on rehabilitating the perpetrators of this crime, I believe we would have less juvenile delinquents as a whole.

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In my opinion schools do not know or understand juvenile delinquency enough for them to say hey we have a problem. For schools to recognize that juvenile delinquency is a national crisis and is happening right at their doorstep there needs to be change. Juveniles are spending most of their time in schools and schools have nothing but paper to give them. In some instances, the education is a level below a third world countries education. Schools need to change their focus to combat juvenile delinquency and truly make a difference in these juveniles’ lives. You cannot expect juveniles to know right from wrong when it is not being taught to them. The focus should not be on healthy foods or learning about political parties in different nations. School should be held accountable for at least half of the juvenile delinquency problems that are faced today. Schools do have a huge impact on lives whether they realize it or not. 

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Teachers should only being in a child's life to improve and to guide. Teachers are to most a parent away from home. Some of these juveniles do not have a solid parental figure at home and seek it at school. Whether teachers realize it or not what they say in their attitude in a classroom changes the course of their day and can make or break some juveniles. Teachers should be as involved as they can while always remembering that they are children or juveniles and that they themselves cannot be blamed for any outcome. Teachers go through enormous struggles themselves so being mentally okay to help a juvenile is top priority. When it comes to teachers being involved in any criminal proceeding or activity it always should be to try and stop future incidents from happening and not instigating.

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All the schools that I have attended have had policies that were in my opinion standard for any high school. The teachers went above and beyond to make sure that I understood all the material and if I needed any extra help or time on an assignment I was pulled aside and talk to if that was what was needed. Most teachers in my county just want to see an individual succeed and want them to better their community. While in the documentary it was clear that policies with that had no real positive outcome were in place. It is not something to boast about that you are known as dropout central. The dropout rate should not be so high in any instance and if it is then you need to scratch whatever policy is and start fresh. It all comes to your environment and the willingness of the faculty within that environment. If there is one person willing to work but 99% not then it does not matter but change is not happening. Students no when a teacher cares and it shows in their work period school is a haven for a lot of students and going to a school that has nothing, but conflict gives the juvenile no sense of purpose.

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How involved should teachers be in the lives and possible criminal activity of the students?

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How involved should teachers be in the lives and possible criminal activity of the students?

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Teachers should hold a responsibility in making their students feel safe and wanted in their environment. They act as a parent away from home for many students due to the lack of parental figures in their lives. Many of these students are juveniles and they rely on their teachers the most. Teachers have lives of their own but they also are supposed to make a student in their class feel like they are in a safe place. Teachers should make sure that they have a good hold on their mental health before dealing with a juvenile due to the traumas and mental stress a juvenile will be in when they go to confide in a teacher.

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How responsible do schools need to be when considering juvenile delinquency?

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How responsible do schools need to be when considering juvenile delinquency?

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Schools need to be very responsible when it comes to juvenile delinquency. Most delinquents are in the position they are in because of school related stress and problems. Schools don't pay much attention to their students mental health and rather focus more on healthy foods and teaching things that make them feel pressured to follow a certain path. There is a huge impact on students lives within a school environment and i believe most schools don't realize that.

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How effective are the policies of schools, both those you've attended and the one in the file "Dropout Nation", in preventing juvenile delinquency?

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How effective are the policies of schools, both those you've attended and the one in the file "Dropout Nation", in preventing juvenile delinquency?

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I feel some school policies are more effective than others. They were standard policies that teachers made a note to follow and dig into our heads. But when it comes to confiding in teachers it is based on how they treat their students. From experience, I could always tell if a teacher cared about me and my work or not and in most instances those were the classes i did better in.