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This is a short essay discussing the concept of zero tolerance in High school.
Date Submitted: 10/06/2000 21:25:58
Implementation of Zero Tolerance
' Jeanne Wright, of the Washington Post states, " Teachers across the country-from tough inner city schools to affluent suburban districts- are growing increasingly frustrated and fearful that their classrooms and hallways are being disrupted and turned into battlefields by a few violent and ill-behaved students intent on creating chaos'"(Grapes). Because of this escalating violence and drug use on the schools grounds, zero tolerance has evolved. The zero tolerance policy provides
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