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| ZERO TOLERANCE WEBSITES
Newsletters
Zero Tolerance Advocacy Groups
- A national clearinghouse on Zero Tolerance
www.jlc.org/EZT
- Building Blocks for Youths
Offers a zero
tolerance fact sheet, resources, and key studies and reports
regarding this issue.
www.buildingblocksforyouth.org
- ZTNightmares.com
If you are experiencing a Zero
Tolerance Nightmare and feel that the publicity from this
website could help your fight or you feel that you have learned
some valuable lessons that others should know
www.ztnightmares.com
- The ACLU Fair Treatment of Student
A student's legal guide through rights related to zero tolerance
policies
http://archive.aclu.org/students/slfair.html
- Center for individual freedom: focus
public, legislative and judicial attention on the rule of law as
embodied in the federal and state constitutions. Their recent
case involves a 15 year old, honor student who is potentially
going to be expelled because of zero tolerance policies when she
found pills on school grounds.
www.cfif.org
- Parents Against Zero Tolerance
Group consists of parents, students (both former and
current), teachers and other concerned individuals. The purpose
is to bring an end to draconian "Zero Tolerance" policies in our
schools and laws across this great country.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PAZT
- Rutherford Institute
Helps handle a number of cases involving students, teachers,
and employees unfairly punished under zero tolerance policies.
www.rutherford.org
- ACLU's Student Rights Forum
http://forums3.aclu.org
Zero Tolerance Studies
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Is There a Link Between the
Failure of Special Education Programs in Our Public Schools,
Zero Tolerance Policies, and Kids in the Juvenile Justice
System? Kids with disabilities make up the biggest part of the
juvenile justice system. This is a compilation of information
from a variety of sources.
www.endzerotolerance.com
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Opportunities
Suspended: The Devastating Consequences of Zero Tolerance and
School Discipline Policies. The report illustrates that Zero
Tolerance is unfair, is contrary to the developmental needs of
children, denies children educational opportunities, and often
results in the criminalization of children.
www.civilrightsproject.harvard.edu
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ABA Votes to Oppose School 'Zero
Tolerance' Policies
www.abanet.org
Learning Disability Resources
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National Center for Learning Disabilities
IDEA ensures that students with learning
disabilities (LD) that are removed from school are still
entitled to a free, appropriate public education in an
appropriate, alternative setting.
www.ld.org
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ABC News Article: 'Discarded
Children'
Class-action lawsuit filed recently against the New York City
Department of Education due to failure to include disabled
children from school and denying them educational services to
which they are entitled
http://abcnews.com
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Information on manifest
determination for kids with disabilities
www.ldonline.org
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Special Education & Learning
Disabilities Resources: A Nationwide Director
www.iser.com
Other Resources:
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