"Limiting access to high-quality early education widens the achievement gap at school entry. Expelling children from preschool creates a missed opportunity to address young children’s socio-emotional and cognitive needs prior to school entry. “Preschool behavior problems are the single best predictor of adolescent delinquency and adult imprisonment. Expulsion from preschool leaves young children without access to education and early intervention, and families without support to address children’s behavior challenges. In the absence of these supports, “children are most likely to develop chronic behavior problems, contributing to school failure, peer rejection, substance abuse, truancy, incarceration, unemployment, divorce, psychiatric illness, and early death in adolescence and adulthood” resulting in more costly and long-term interventions.v Therefore,
crafting and implementing policies and practices to support administrators, teachers and parents in addressing behavioral and cognitive challenges can help to prevent expulsion and reduce instances of suspension
to only when in the best interests of the child."
"This brief includes resources to inform early childhood stakeholders at the state and local level interested in developing policy and guidance for programs to prevent and reduce suspension and expulsion." -
https://www.zerotothree.org/resource...-and-expulsion
1.
Establishing preventive, disciplinary, suspension, and expulsion policies and
administering those policies free of bias and discrimination;
2. Setting goals and using data to
monitor progress in preventing, severely limiting, and ultimately eliminating expulsion and suspension practices in early childhood settings; and
3.
Implementing early childhood workforce competencies and
evidence-based interventions and approaches that prevent expulsion, suspension, and other exclusionary discipline practices, including early childhood mental health consultation and positive behavior intervention and support strategies.
Should we no longer be able to term based on what is best for the group, safety, our own financial security or legal liability? Thoughts?