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Punitive discipline
Punitive discipline refers to disciplinary practices that focus primarily on punishment rather than addressing the underlying causes of behaviour. These approaches may rely on exclusion, loss of privileges, or other penalties intended to deter behaviour.
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What if the school says “this is just how we do things”?
Institutional normalisation is not a legal defence, and it is not a satisfactory answer. “This is our practice” is one of the most common responses families receive when they challenge something a school has been doing for a long time without…
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Solving problems at school: punitive discipline and behaviour systems
This page addresses punitive discipline and behaviour management practices in BC schools, and specifically their impact on disabled and neurodivergent children, who bear a disproportionate share of their harm. When a school applies a behaviour system to a disabled child without…