https://padlet.com/kwetherspoon1/sapko4q7jwbdsj1b Suspension of students en-us 2021-09-14 14:42:23 UTC 2026-01-29 20:45:14 UTC hello@padlet.com kwetherspoon1 https://padlet.com/kwetherspoon1/sapko4q7jwbdsj1b/wish/1743594246 2021-09-15 17:53:41 UTC https://padlet.com/kwetherspoon1/sapko4q7jwbdsj1b/wish/1743594246 kwetherspoon1 https://padlet.com/kwetherspoon1/sapko4q7jwbdsj1b/wish/1743607857 2021-09-15 17:58:44 UTC https://padlet.com/kwetherspoon1/sapko4q7jwbdsj1b/wish/1743607857 kwetherspoon1 https://padlet.com/kwetherspoon1/sapko4q7jwbdsj1b/wish/1743662516 As an educator, soon to be School Counselor, I believe when people say "school suspension is the pipeline to jail." Student suspension is at its' highest rate because of different level of discipline. I believe student need to go through reset program and counseling before being suspended. Students are missing out on educational experiences due to suspension. They are not always provided the tools and resources to reverse their behaviors. Now, this is not to say I do not believe in school suspension, but I believe schools should send students through the proper channels before suspension is on the table. ]]> 2021-09-15 18:19:43 UTC https://padlet.com/kwetherspoon1/sapko4q7jwbdsj1b/wish/1743662516 kwetherspoon1 https://padlet.com/kwetherspoon1/sapko4q7jwbdsj1b/wish/1743664955 The target audience is people in the district and on school boards who have high rate of suspension numbers. ]]> 2021-09-15 18:20:39 UTC https://padlet.com/kwetherspoon1/sapko4q7jwbdsj1b/wish/1743664955 kwetherspoon1 https://padlet.com/kwetherspoon1/sapko4q7jwbdsj1b/wish/1743673809 The topic I chose was suspension of students. I believe this is a valid topic and is now at the forefront of discussion because the high number of suspensions. This has been an ongoing issue for a number of years and providing a legal guide puts the given information into perspective.]]> 2021-09-15 18:24:02 UTC https://padlet.com/kwetherspoon1/sapko4q7jwbdsj1b/wish/1743673809 kwetherspoon1 https://padlet.com/kwetherspoon1/sapko4q7jwbdsj1b/wish/1743986655 This article is informative because it goes into depth with true numbers for suspensions from different states. The numbers in hindsight are what is directly affecting student cognitive growth and development. It also explains how detrimental school suspensions are to students and their education. 

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Alvarez, B. (2021). School Suspensions Do More Harm that Good. National Education Agency. https://www.nea.org/advocating-for-change/new-from-nea/school-suspensions-do-more-harm-good]]> 2021-09-15 21:06:24 UTC https://padlet.com/kwetherspoon1/sapko4q7jwbdsj1b/wish/1743986655 kwetherspoon1 https://padlet.com/kwetherspoon1/sapko4q7jwbdsj1b/wish/1744002458 This law was chosen to show times where suspension is necessary. It breeds light on proper cause and the level of discipline needed to match the consequence for the student.

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37 Tex. § 005. 2021]]> 2021-09-15 21:17:27 UTC https://padlet.com/kwetherspoon1/sapko4q7jwbdsj1b/wish/1744002458 kwetherspoon1 https://padlet.com/kwetherspoon1/sapko4q7jwbdsj1b/wish/1744136533 The chosen section from ASCA comes from A.4. which describes a counselor duty to students for academic, career and social/emotional plans. We have to document and provide programs that will stimulate student growth. When a child is suspended it is our duty as school counselors to supply resources for a student to achieve academic success.
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American School Counselor Association (2016). ASCA Ethical Standards for School Counselors.]]> 2021-09-15 23:01:51 UTC https://padlet.com/kwetherspoon1/sapko4q7jwbdsj1b/wish/1744136533 kwetherspoon1 https://padlet.com/kwetherspoon1/sapko4q7jwbdsj1b/wish/1744140527 Any student under third grade may not be suspended or expelled unless engages in drug, weapon, or criminal related offenses.

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37 Tex. §001 a

]]> 2021-09-15 23:05:13 UTC https://padlet.com/kwetherspoon1/sapko4q7jwbdsj1b/wish/1744140527 kwetherspoon1 https://padlet.com/kwetherspoon1/sapko4q7jwbdsj1b/wish/1744142672 Any student who is considered homeless may not be suspended or expelled unless student engages in drug, weapon, or criminal related offenses deemed by the penal code.

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37 Tex. §005. a]]> 2021-09-15 23:07:09 UTC https://padlet.com/kwetherspoon1/sapko4q7jwbdsj1b/wish/1744142672 kwetherspoon1 https://padlet.com/kwetherspoon1/sapko4q7jwbdsj1b/wish/1744148966 Students are entitled to free, fair, public education. If a student has disabilities if suspended must be allowed and have access to their educational services and participate in educational curriculum to meet the requirements of their Individualized Education Program (IEP).

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34 CFR §300.530(d)
34 CFR §300.530(d) 
20 USC §1412(a)(1)
34 CFR §300.101(a)). ]]> 2021-09-15 23:12:20 UTC https://padlet.com/kwetherspoon1/sapko4q7jwbdsj1b/wish/1744148966 kwetherspoon1 https://padlet.com/kwetherspoon1/sapko4q7jwbdsj1b/wish/1744151381 A new federal law states, no student should not be discriminated based on ethnic or racial group.

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Blad, E. (2014). New Federal School Discipline Guidance Addresses Discrimination, Suspensions. Education Weekly.]]> 2021-09-15 23:14:20 UTC https://padlet.com/kwetherspoon1/sapko4q7jwbdsj1b/wish/1744151381 kwetherspoon1 https://padlet.com/kwetherspoon1/sapko4q7jwbdsj1b/wish/1744164217 Reading through the laws and policies in place, allowed me to understand how easy it was to suspend a student and why new laws were created. I never understood what laws were in place to protect our students when it came to suspension. One article stated 1,000 kindergarten students were suspended from school in one school year. The level of suspension were disproportionate from the Caucasian race compared to the African American/Hispanic race. You seem the issues in the jail system during sentencing. We have educational goals for our students and having these laws clearly state what is a true reason for suspension gives our students an opportunity receive a fair, free, public education.]]> 2021-09-15 23:24:15 UTC https://padlet.com/kwetherspoon1/sapko4q7jwbdsj1b/wish/1744164217 kwetherspoon1 https://padlet.com/kwetherspoon1/sapko4q7jwbdsj1b/wish/1744172453 I want to be voice for my students in situations were a child is clearly misunderstood. Our students main priority is to receive an education when they walk through the doors of a school. Becoming a school counselor was choice strictly to provide necessary tools to help students grow mentally, emotionally, and socially. We have many students who are at a disadvantage and do not have the resources to place them in better situation. I want my students to excel and to break this unspoken barrier that world has created for them.]]> 2021-09-15 23:30:28 UTC https://padlet.com/kwetherspoon1/sapko4q7jwbdsj1b/wish/1744172453 kwetherspoon1 https://padlet.com/kwetherspoon1/sapko4q7jwbdsj1b/wish/1744181654 1. Repeat offenders should receive either individual or group counseling with on-campus counseling department.
2. Increase of social-emotional learning during school day.
3. Giving students a safe environment to express themselves the best way they know how.
4. Advocating for students who have behavior issues during on-campus, school board, or state wide meetings.
5. Setting clear guidelines and ensuring students understand what each guideline is and what they mean.
6. Exchanging suspension for community service.
7. Increasing parental involvement to help with in school and at home behaviors.
8. Create behavior plans with attainable goals for students who are in danger of being suspended.
9. Restorative practices during the school day or after-school to increase student engagement.]]> 2021-09-15 23:36:53 UTC https://padlet.com/kwetherspoon1/sapko4q7jwbdsj1b/wish/1744181654 kwetherspoon1 https://padlet.com/kwetherspoon1/sapko4q7jwbdsj1b/wish/1744194562 In article above, it states how including suspension for students who engage in online racial taunting. In situations like these, school districts should abide by state/federal laws pertaining to online racial taunting/bullying. In Texas, we have laws clarifying bullying and the zero tolerance policy. Schools have the responsibility to protect our students from such heinous acts. Schools will include such content in the student and staff handbooks to ensure the district/states stance on the involvement and consequences that will follow. 

Citation:
Walsh, M. (2017). Judge Backs Suspensions of Students Posting "Liking" Online Racial Taunts. Education Weekly. https://www.edweek.org/policy-politics/judge-backs-suspensions-of-students-posting-liking-online-racial-taunts/2017/12]]> 2021-09-15 23:47:02 UTC https://padlet.com/kwetherspoon1/sapko4q7jwbdsj1b/wish/1744194562 kwetherspoon1 https://padlet.com/kwetherspoon1/sapko4q7jwbdsj1b/wish/1744415804 This article goes into detail about how achievement and suspensions are directly correlated to each other. Students who are student suspended are not receiving the education and tools to achieve academic success. Schools who incorporate a high-surveillance impose harsh regulation on the educators in the school who want to implement strategies and restorative justices. The situations that some students face just getting into school and go through during the day can be damaging. It decreases the student morale and lowers the student achievement rates on those particular campuses.

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Sparks, S. (2021). High Surveillance Schools Lead to More Suspensions, Lower Achievement. Education Weekly. https://www.edweek.org/leadership/high-surveillance-schools-lead-to-more-suspensions-lower-achievement/2021/04]]> 2021-09-16 01:27:29 UTC https://padlet.com/kwetherspoon1/sapko4q7jwbdsj1b/wish/1744415804 kwetherspoon1 https://padlet.com/kwetherspoon1/sapko4q7jwbdsj1b/wish/1750495636 2021-09-18 14:41:03 UTC https://padlet.com/kwetherspoon1/sapko4q7jwbdsj1b/wish/1750495636 kwetherspoon1 https://padlet.com/kwetherspoon1/sapko4q7jwbdsj1b/wish/1750526356 The legal guide that I chose is important to my professional career because I am in the field of growing a student in every aspect. Academic, career, and social/emotional, with the rising issues of suspension of students almost interferes with areas in my career. If a student is not at school they cannot receive all the services necessary to continue growth. If proper channels are not taken to understand the underlying problems in a student, then students will not know how to regulate themselves and the problems may continue to grow. This interview allowed me understand how the reset center works with our counseling department to provide techniques for students who have continuous behavior problems. We want to prevent the suspensions from occurring by developing and growing the whole child.
The best practices would be:
Gaining insight of the students background to give a baseline for services.
Tailoring counseling sessions specific to the student and their issues.
Including parental support for the student at school and home to provide a more consistent environment.
An area emerging surrounding my topic would be what areas have the high rates of suspension. Meaning what are the outside factors that could be affecting a student at home. There may be a lack of resources for families to give the student the support they need. At times, there are undefined issues that play a role in a student who is suspended. As a school counselor, we have to be mindful of the factors that affect our students. We need to configure our calendars to assist in high demand areas and host community events that show support.

Interview: 
Rodarius Daniel-Reset Coordinator at Seagoville Middle School]]> 2021-09-18 15:06:09 UTC https://padlet.com/kwetherspoon1/sapko4q7jwbdsj1b/wish/1750526356