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    MO Tie Tacunr wm Bac Ros separates urban schools from the communities in which schools are located, the lak of adults who have authority and respect in the eyes of children can be addressed. Adults who live within the ‘community can be encouraged o volunter of if possible, be paid ‘tor, teach, mento, coach, perform, or just plain help out with variety of schol activities. These examples are meant to begin 2 dliscusion of altemative practices fr building humane school com ‘munities. There are undoubtedly «variety of ways thiscan be done, and while such efforts may noe eliminate the treat of random vio- lence, they can help co make school safe, les impersonal, and bet terabl co provide students with a sense of stability in theit lives, ‘The urban schools that I know that fel safe 0 those who spend ther time there don't have meeal detectors or armed sec rity guards, and thee principals don't cary hashall bats. What= ‘thesexchookrdohhavedsa-song sense ofcommunicyand collective. responsiiley-Such schools ae seen by students ae acted teritry, too special to be spoiled by crime and violence, and too impor tant to risk being excluded from. Such schools are few; but eit existence serves as tangible proof that there ate alternatives to chaotic schools plagued by violence and controlled instiutions that aim ar producing docile hodies, 7 Schools, Prisons, and Social Implications of Punishment Rethinking Disciplinary Practices hroughaut the United State, school mest frequently punish the ssunts who have che greatest academic, socal, economic, and emotional needs, An examination of which stents are most likly tobe suspended, expelled, or removed frm the classtoom fr punishment, eveas that minorities (especially Blacks and Latinos) males, and lw achieves are vastly overepresented. The enactment of seco-toleance polices elated to discipline in school dsrctshas contributed oa signcan inerease in the number of children who are being sumended and expelled fom school. Ths chapter explains ‘why this has occurred and puts forward an aleemative approach to dlicipline thts aligned with che educational mission of schools. "Not log ago, I was taken on 2 tour ofan elementary school in Northern California by an asstant principal The purpose of my visi was to eam more about the ways cis school was implement: ing a grant designed t inerease the provision of social services co scudents, most of whom came from a low-income, economically

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