Student discipline and the ineffectiveness of out-of-school suspension is examined in light of the Ontario (Canada) legislative reform that supported a greater emphasis on progressive discipline alternatives to out-of-school suspension. Alternative discipline herein is explored via the behavior education plan, the school survival group, and conflict resolution training. As well, the need for alternative learning programs and school centers has been illuminated within a positive discipline mode, which may include various programs, advisory centers, as well as behaviorist and diagnostic approaches.
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