Consider the following scenario:
You are a behavior analyst in an elementary school and one of your students has brought a butter knife to school from home in his lunchbox. During the lunch period, your student is reported to the office and called in to see the assistant principal. The assistant principal has notified you that the student has been put on notice and the school will be contacting the student’s parents regarding suspension from school.
Search your local community for a local district’s/school’s disciplinary policy and whether the policy includes zero tolerance for certain behaviors (e.g., aggression, weapons). When a zero-tolerance policy exists, as in the scenario, consider the impact of this policy on your future clients (i.e., students with disabilities), similar to the case in the scenario.
Assignment (2pages)
Explain the impact of zero-tolerance policies on students with disabilities (whether your local district/school has such a policy or not).
How would you, as a positive social change agent, influence district/school disciplinary policies to better serve your clients?
Be sure to support your Assignment with specific references to behavior-analytic theory and research. Search the the internet for peer-reviewed articles to support your Assignment. Use proper APA format and citations, including those in the Learning Resources.
