Resources on Your State

The DSC is gathering Know Your Rights booklets for youth, Advocacy Guides for parents and other materials from states around the country.

Louisiana

Overview of Fourteen Southern States' Suspension Laws (2010) (Document)

A detailed overview of school discipline policies in fourteen southern states in five key areas: 1) Suspension procedures; 2) Appeals process; 3) Conditions for admittance/readmittance to other district in state 4) Alternative education. 

Pushed Out: Harsh Discipline in Louisiana Schools Denies the Right to Education (Document)
Pushed Out: Harsh Discipline in Louisiana Schools Denies the Right to Education (2010) (Document)

Families and Friends of Louisiana's Incarcerated Children (FFLIC) and the National Economic and Social Rights Initiative (NESRI) released the report, Pushed Out: Harsh Discipline in Louisiana Schools Denies the Right to Education (jan 2010).

The Problems of Rural Schools and Dropout (Document)

“Rural Students at Risk in Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas,” Southwest Educational Development Laboratory (1995).

Toolkit for Parents in Lousiana on School Disicpline (Document)

The Juvenile Justice Project of Lousiana produced this toolkit - "Educational Advocacy: How to Help a

Maryland

Maryland Pushout Fact Sheet (Document)


Overview of Fourteen Southern States' Suspension Laws (2010) (Document)

A detailed overview of school discipline policies in fourteen southern states in five key areas: 1) Suspension procedures; 2) Appeals process; 3) Conditions for admittance/readmittance to other district in state 4) Alternative education. 

Massachusetts

A Massachusetts Elementary School Discipline Code Based on Teaching Social Skills and Positive Reinforcement (Document)

Discipline Code, Montague Center Elementary, Gill-Montague Regional School District, Massachusetts.

Act Out, Get Out? Considering the Impact of School Discipline Practices in Massachusetts (Document)

"Act Out, Get Out? Considering the Impact of School Discipline Practices in Massachusetts" reviews why discipline policies are necessary, laws governing these policies, and national research on the effects of disciplinary removal.

Boston, MA - Week of Action Events (Web Resource)

On Sunday, October 17, the Boston Parent Organizing Network hosted the first in a series of youth focus groups on the Code of Discipline and Dropout Prevention.