Global Interest in Student Behavior

Charles J. Russo, JD, EdD, is the Joseph Panzer Chair in Education in the School of Education and Allied Professions and Adjunct Professor in the School of Law at the University of Dayton, Ohio. The author of more than 900 publications, including fifty-five books, he has spoken and taught extensively on issues in Education Law in the United States and in twenty-six other Nations on all six inhabited continents.Izak Oosthuizen, PhD, served as a professor of education law on the Potchefstroom campus of the North West University (NWU). In 2011 he was appointed as a Research Professor in the Faculty of Education at the NWU Mafikeng campus and in 2014 was named an Extraordinary Professor and Research Specialist there.Charl Wolhuter, DEd, is Comparative and International Education Professor at North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, South Africa.

Identifying the best practices in school disciplinary matters is key to any learning environment. While student discipline is often challenging for new teachers, more experienced teachers also benefit from inquiry into alternative forms of discipline. This volume examines what approach educators use in ten other countries when addressing student misconduct. In addition to classroom discipline, the volume also analyzes more serious forms of student misconduct, including criminal offenses. New and experienced educators will benefit from exploring these successful strategies used globally in addressing student misconduct.

• PrefaceIntroductionIntroductionMisconduct Hampers Teaching and LearningConcern for Student SafetyThe Problem of Criminal TendenciesDealing with MisconductDealing with Serious MisconductThe Global JourneyConclusionChapter 1-School Discipline and the Law in AustraliaIntroductionThe Australian School SystemEducation AdministrationSchool ManagementSchool CouncilsPositive School Discipline and Safe Schools: Guiding PrinciplesScope of Statutory School Discipline StrategiesCorporal PunishmentSchool and Community ServiceDetentionTime-Out StrategiesSuspension, Exclusion and ExpulsionProcedural Matters Relating to Suspension, Exclusion and ExpulsionNoticeHearingsAppealsDuty of Care and Student MisconductDuty of CareBreach of DutyCausationConclusionKey PointsChapter 2-Student Misconduct and School Responses inAotearoa New Zealand: Safety and SensibilityIntroductionStudent DisciplineStudent Misconduct The Right to Education, school safety and responsibilityNew Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990Search and SeizureCase law – Applications for Judicial Review following School DisciplineBehavior ManagementConclusionKey PointsChapter 3-The Changing Shape of Misdemeanor in Singapore SchoolsIntroductionStudent Misconduct in SchoolsThe State of Student Misconduct in Singapore SchoolsThe Most Frequent Forms of Student MisconductCare and Respect for Self and OthersThe Application of Due Process to Disciplinary MethodsMethods for Dealing with Student DisciplineThe Link Between Teachers’ Duty of Care and Student MisconductEmerging IssuesConclusionKey PointsChapter 4-The United Kingdom – Managing Behavior toOptimize Learning because ‘Every Child Matters’IntroductionLegislation Governing discipline in schoolsThe State of Student Misconduct in SchoolsThe Most Frequent Forms of Student MisconductPowers to DisciplineExpulsion and SuspensionThe Application of Due Process to Disciplinary MethodsProcedures on Hearings and AppealsThe Application of Corporal PunishmentThe Link Between Teachers’ Duty of Care and Student MisconductEmerging IssuesConclusionKey PointsChapter 5-Disciplining Students in the United States: An Ongoing ChallengeIntroductionThe American Legal SystemDiscipline GenerallyOut-of-School ConductZero Tolerance PoliciesPunishmentsGenerallyCorporal PunishmentSuspension and ExpulsionDue Process and PunishmentsDue Process HearingsDisciplining Students with DisabilitiesEmerging IssueConclusionKey PointsChapter 6-Reflections and RecommendationsReflectionsRecommendationsConclusion