Impacts of Zero Tolerance Policies in Education on Minorities and Students of Color

Public project summary

My research project examines how zero tolerance policies in education disproportionately affect minorities and students of color. Zero-tolerance policies in education are the policies that allow for suspension and expulsion. These policies are called "zero tolerance" because the schools immediately move to high-stakes punishment for violations of certain rules and do not allow for leniency with enforcement of those rules. This is a problem because zero tolerance policies have disproportionately impacted students of color and minorities and have negatively impacted them by sending them down an unsuccessful path.