Archive for October 2009
Zero Tolerance for Zero Tolerance in Massachusetts
0 Comments | Posted in Mass Dissent - October 2009
by Melanie Jane Debrosse
Public policy towards children has moved towards treating them more like adults and in ways that increasingly mimic the adult criminal justice system. The most recent version of this movement is so-called “zero tolerance” in schools, where theories of punishment that were once directed to adult criminals are now applied to first graders.[1]
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