Every school has rules and guidelines for students to follow, and each one delineated should any student violate the rules that they have set.

Most school have punishments such as detention, I.S.S. and O.S.S. One question that I feel all schools should consider is what is the most effective type of punishment, and what is the school’s logic behind it?

Suspensions are used for all different types of reasons. In most cases, it is to remove a student so that he or she is not disrupting the learning environment. Other times it is to ensure safety and nonviolence on campus.

Of 49 million students enrolled in public schools in the United States in 2011-2012, 3.5 million students received in school suspension, 3.45 million students received out of school suspension, and 130,000 students were expelled.

Out of the disciplinary actions studied by researchers O.S.S. has been shown to have been used the most by schools

While O.S.S. can be effective in separating a student from friends, distractions and different stimuli from the campus, studies have proven it to be ineffective in changing the behavior of a student in most cases.

I believe that school districts should primarily use I.S.S. or detention as disciplinary actions. I feel that some students may just use O.S.S. as a time to stay home from school, and that schools should examine if that is the type of discipline that would be best for each individual student.

I also feel that disciplinary actions that are carried out at school would be more effective in continuing to help the student learn. While in out of school suspension, the student is getting behind on school work that could affect their G.P.A.

This turns one mistake into something that could alter a student’s grades and in some cases chances at good colleges.