Essays on Expulsions

Expulsion Structure

According to the CPS policy manual adopted in 2010, expelling students is divided into two categories: expelling students with disabilities, and those without disabilities. Expulsion is done through a hearing when a student has served a mandatory suspension of 10 days. After a hearing, the expulsion ranges between 11 days and 2 years for each incident. Non-disabled in CPS can be expelled due to: fighting, kidnapping, bullying, arson, violence, bomb threats, gang activity, and stealing. Disabled in CPS can be expelled due to the same reasons but if the offense is due to disability, then there would be no expulsion for the students.

Control of Structures and Decisions

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Introduction

The term “at-risk youth” is one that is very common in studies related to the youth and young people. By general definition, at risk youth refers to young people whose successful transition into adulthood is not assured or is subject to a host of threats. At risk youth often fall victim to a host of risk factors that can derail their achievement. The term at risk particularly gained widespread use in the 1980’s where it was used to refer to those students and youth who faced some kind of disadvantage in achieving education or school success. However, the term also ...

A growing number of probation officers, judges, prosecutors as well as other juvenile professionals are advocating for a juvenile justice system which is greatly based on restorative justice. These groups of people have been frustrated by the policy uncertainty between retribution and treatment as well as unrealistic and unclear public expectations. As a primary mission, the balanced approach or policy allows juvenile justice systems together with its agencies to improve in their capacity of protecting the community and ensuring accountability of the system and the offenders. It enables the youths to become productive and competent citizens. This guiding philosophical framework for ...

Marijuana is harmful drug consumed in various ways; it can be smoked as a pipe or a cigarette, it is also consumed in cookies or cakes. This paper is aimed at determining profoundly reasons why it should not be legalized. - Sources (Caulkins 77), according to Caulkins, the effects of marijuana are dreadful; to start with, it affects the user by causing ‘impartment of short-term memory, hallucinations, logical thinking, energy loss, impaired immune system, and damage of the brain nerve cells. (Caulkins 23), according to Caulkins, Cannabis causes abnormal cell division. A pregnant woman who is a regular smoker ...