Solutions Not Suspensions is a call for a moratorium on out-of-school suspensions and for schools to adopt more constructive disciplinary policies that benefit students, classrooms and communities.

Buffalo NY Embraces Solutions Not Suspensions
May 8, 2013

In the three years since high school student Jawaan Daniels was fatally shot at a bus stop after being suspended from school for wandering the halls, advocates and organizers in Buffalo, NY, have built a movement to reform the district's discipline policies. Their hard work paid off in April when the school board approved a new student code of conduct that limits the use of out-of-school suspensions.

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Arkansas Passes School Discipline Reform Bill
Apr 17, 2013

Great news coming out of Arkansas on the school discipline front! A soon-to-be-signed bill is heading to the governor's desk that will make big changes in how the state gathers, examines and acts on school discipline data. Under the new law, the AR Department of Education will submit a report each year to the State Board of Education containing district-level data on suspensions, expulsions and referrals to law enforcement. The Department will also provide districts with strategies and resources for implementing positive discipline reforms. 

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New OTL Policy Guide: School Boards Play Key Role in Ending Suspensions
Apr 17, 2013

At the National School Board Association (NSBA) Annual Conference this weekend, hundreds of school board members voted to adopt a resolution to prevent the use of out-of-school suspensions and encouraged school boards to implement positive discipline policies that keep students in the classroom and learning. One of the most crucial tools to use on the local level is being released today: the OTL Campaign's brand new policy guide for school board members and local advocates.

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