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50 Am. U. L. Rev. 1039 (2001-2001)
Suspending and Expelling Children from Educational Opportunity: Time to Reevaluate Zero Tolerance Policies

handle is hein.journals/aulr50 and id is 1057 raw text is: SUSPENDING AND EXPELLING CHILDREN FROM EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY: TIME TO REEVALUATE ZERO TOLERANCE POLICIES ALICIA C. INSLEV TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction ...................................................................................... 1040 I. Background ............................................................................. 1043 A. The History of Zero Tolerance Policies .......................... 1043 1. Disciplinary methods from the 1960s to the 1990s .. 1043 2. The Federal Gun-Free Schools Act of 1994 and its afterm ath .................................................................... 1046 B. Challenging State Interpretations of the Gun-Free Schools Act of 1994 .......................................................... 1050 C. Case Law Regarding School Discipline .......................... 1051 D. Procedural and Substantive Due Process Challenges to Disciplinary Decisions ...................................................... 1055 II. Key Problems Regarding Zero Tolerance Policies ................ 1057 A. Effect of the Media on School Safety Issues ................... 1058 B. Questions Regarding the Effectiveness of Zero Tolerance Policies ............................................................ 1061 C. How Zero Tolerance Policies Undermine Education ... 1064 D. The Guarantee of Alternative Education ....................... 1066 E. The Psychological Effects on Children ........................... 1069 F. The Criminalization of Youth ......................................... 1070 Conclusion ......................................................................................... 1073 . J.D. Candidate, 2002, Amerian University, Washington College of Lau, American Univesity Law Reivezt, B.S., 1997, Univasity of Maylan4 College Park. I dedicate this Comment to the many children whose courage and perseverance inspired me throughout my time in AmeriCorps. Special thanks to Adam Theriault, Ambre Howard, Liz File and my family for their unqualified love and support, and my editor, RussellJ. Upton, for his invaluable guidance and assistance. 1039