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Editorial: Losing tolerance over zero-tolerance policies
from the Denver Post:
Few events have shaped school discipline policies the way the 1999 Columbine High School massacre has — not just in Colorado but around the nation.
Zero tolerance became a catchphrase for "doing-everything-possible-to-make-sure-this-never-happens-again."
Jan 27, 2012 Policy, School, Region: North America and Caribbean, Country:USA
Chicago Heights school helps launch anti-violence initiative
from the article by Jessica Villarreal in the Southtown Star:
A number of characters were involved in a troubling incident at school.
Their names fit their roles in the anger-sparked altercation: China Doll, Joe Swag, Bob Lame.
But while the story that was acted out recently in a courtroom at the Daley Center in downtown Chicago was fictional, the program behind it is real and has a serious goal: reducing youth violence in the Chicago area.
Jan 05, 2012 Policy, School, Region: North America and Caribbean, Country:USA
