Don't Suspend Me!: An Alternative Discipline Toolkit

As educators face ever-changing discipline laws and regulations coupled with a return to in-person learning, the second edition of Don't Suspend Me! arrives at the perfect time to guide them in everything they need to know to avoid reverting to traditional, exclusionary discipline practices.

This user-friendly guidebook helps teachers and administrators use alternative discipline methods to create positive, meaningful, and long-term behaviour shifts for students. Inside you'll find:

An updated alternative discipline toolkit with additional easy-to-use tools, templates, and processes

Methods for addressing traditional beliefs and pushback from stakeholders

Recommendations for bringing policy to practice

Case sudies, examples, and lessons learned from educators in the field who successfully used the first edition

Examples of the 13 most suspendable offenses and the appropriate responses and interventions to help change student behaviour for the long term

Organized to help educators implement alternative discipline, this updated edition frames discipline in a practical and effective way that aligns with research, changes in educational law, and, above all else, equity in school discipline.