Alternatives to

Suspension and
Management of
Behavior within the
Classroom
BY: SAVANNAH CASH
Table of Contents

 Alternatives to suspension –- Slide 3

 Different programs created for Alternative to suspension– Slide 4
 “Building Bridges”– Slide 5
 A Monarch room – Slide 6
 Restitution – Slide 7
 Interview with a High school principal – Slide 8
 Interview with a High school principal questions and answers – Slide 9
 Controlling behavior in the classroom – Slide 10
Alternatives to Suspension

 Suspension is used throughout schools as well as classrooms as a form of

punishment for the students because of their behaviors in class as well as in the
halls.
 Over the past couple of years schools have implemented a couple of new
strategies to help the students and to give the students an alternative to suspension
Different Programs Created for
Alternatives to Suspension
 There are many different alternatives to suspension.
 The two main categories that discipline reforms fall into is programs and policies.
 Effective programs and policies are restorative justice, intervention, counseling,
and more.
 Schools have implemented programs such as:
• “Building Bridges”
• A Monarch Room
• Restitution
“Building Bridges”

“Building Bridges” is a program based

strictly on restorative justice.

Students talk out their problems and

issues peacefully to find out solutions to
their problems.
A Monarch Room

 Monarch rooms are a safe space for students to go to calm down, relax, and re-
group before heading back to class.

 Monarch rooms allow students to solve their own situations and decide when they
are ready to go back to class.

 Students work on their behavior and learn to grow in the safe space.

 Students grow like a butterfly in the room and become better people that is why
the room is called the monarch room
Restitution

 Restitution is an alternative to suspension that doesn’t rely on parents to clean up

the student's mess.

 So, restitution refers less to financial compensation for damages that students have
caused due to behavioral issues.

 Restitution allows the students to repair and restore their school environment back
to how it was before they disrespected it.

 Since the students must repair the environment in which they demolished it teaches
the students responsibility as well as accountability.
Interview with a High School Principal

 JoeCollins is a principal at Fallston High

school and was my principal at Harford
tech my senior year. He has been in the
school system for Thirty-one years and
has been a principal for four years.
Interview with a High school Principal
Questions and Answers
 Q- How do you feel about alternatives to suspension?
A- I’m in favor of alternatives to suspension in schools. Although suspension rarely
changes the student’s behavior that’s really the only option us principal’s and vice
principals had.
 Q- what are some alternatives you would have in your school?
A- I would provide training to my teachers and staff on how to handle situations that
require a student to be removed from a classroom or halls.
 Q- Why ways do you control behavior?
A- We have school mottos and slogans each year to promote and execute what we
expect from our students. The teachers are also trained and reminded of the
expectations of the school
Controlling Behavior in the Classroom

 Behavior management in the classroom is a key aspect

to not only a child’s education but as well as a
teacher’s efficiency in educating their students.
Students with behavioral disabilities can potentially
have a huge impact that can cause creating a student-
teacher relationship negative.
Controlling Behavior in the behavior in the
classroom
 Praise for good behavior was shown to increase desired behavior.
 Effective commands are defined as proactive.
 Common recommendations include using commands that are:
 Developmentally appropriate, stated in one-to-two steps, and allow time for
compliance
 For class wide level responses to disruptive behavior:
 Gain the attention of the offending student
 Provide a brief description of alternative desired behavior
 Using a Neutral tone of voice
Works Cited

 Hernandez-Melis, Claudia, et al. “Effects of an Alternative to Suspension

Intervention in a Therapeutic High School.” Preventing School Failure, vol. 60,
no. 3, July 2016, pp. 252–58. EBSCOhost,
https://doi.org/10.1080/1045988X.2015.1111189.
 Cash, Savannah and Joe Collins. “Interview with Joe Collins”
 Owens, Julie Sarno, et al. “Rates of Common Classroom Behavior Management
Strategies and Their Associations with Challenging Student Behavior in
Elementary School.” Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders, vol. 26, no.
3, Sept. 2018, pp. 156–69. EBSCOhost,
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 https://thewriteofyourlife.org/creative-alternatives-to-suspension/