Given that neurobiological context, it’s hard to argue that an out-of-school suspension will do much to improve that student’s ability to self-regulate.
Yes, solution does not help to address underlying issues and makes for more problems - academic ones.
Talking back and acting up in class are, at least in part, symptoms of a child’s inability to control impulses, de-escalate confrontations, and manage anger and other strong feelings — the whole stew of self-regulation issues that can usually be traced to impaired executive-function development in early childhood.
Identifies some of the behaviors that results from an inability to self-regulate
And suspension rates are substantially higher among certain demographic groups
Learn more about CA new law regarding school Suspensions and expulsions: [SB 274 Skinner via ED100] https://ed100.org/blog/2023-pass-fail-veto
In reality, though, many schools and school systems look at students who are struggling in those areas and instead think: How do we discipline them?
Based on your SL experiences, do you agree that most schools prioritze discipling rather than helping kids to attach, bond, deal with stress, and self-regulate?
13. Discipline
Why do you predict that author Tough is starting our consideration of helping to build necessary skills and mindsets with a chapter on DISCIPLINE?