DSC Federal Policy Recommendations

We develop federal policy recommendations and national action strategies for promoting positive alternatives to zero-tolerance discipline, such as Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports, restorative practices, conflict resolution and mediation programs.

Here are some of our recent recommendations:

DSC Comment Letter on the 2017-2018 Civil Rights Data Collection Proposal

Here you will find our comment letter on the 2017-2018 Civil Rights Data Collection Proposal to the U.S. Department of Education.

DSC Comment Letter on Significant Disproportionality in Part B of IDEA in Special Education 2016

Here you will find a comment letter submitted by the Dignity in Schools Campaign to the U.S. Department of Justice’s Law Enforcement Equipment Working Group’s (“Working Group”) May 2015 report – Recommendations Pursuant to Executive Order 13688: Federal Support for Local Law Enforcement Equipment Acquisition.

DSC Comment Letter on Significant Disproportionality in Part B of IDEA in Special Education 2016

Here you will find a comment letter submitted to the U.S. Department of Education (ED) in response to ED’s Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on the issue of significant disproportionality under the Part B of the Individuals with Disabilities Act (IDEA) in special education.