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Diana Hejtmanek Ead 505 February 28, 2024 Case Study 14 Zero Tolerance Case Analysis and Rationale Part One: Case Analysis 1. Brief summary of the case: 2. Identify the issues to be resolved: The first issue is that the assistant principal approved the school plan without the principal even seeing it and sent it home without the approval of the school principal. The second issue is that a student brought a gun to school as part of their school project and the teacher, Ms. Idleman did nothing about it besides take the gun up and give it back to the student at the end of the day. The third issue is that Ms. Idleman didn’t inform anyone in administration that a student had brought a gun to school and there was no punishment for this action. 3. Stakeholders involved in the issues: The stakeholders involved in this case study are: the school principal, Ms. Idleman who was the teacher involved in creating the school plan and the teacher of the student who brought a gun to school, the school assistant principal, the student who brought the gun to school, Becky Skutter, and the parent who called and demanded that something be done with the student who brought the gun to school. 4. One or two existing laws or court ruling that relate to the issues: Alaska Statute 11.61.210 Misconduct Involving Weapons in the Fourth Degree (a) A person commits the crime of misconduct involving weapons in the fourth degree if the person (8) being a preschool, elementary, junior high, or secondary school student, knowingly possesses a deadly weapon or a defensive weapon, within the buildings of, on the grounds of, or on the school parking lot of a public or private preschool, elementary, junior high, or secondary school, on a school bus while being transported to or from school or a school-sponsored event, or while participating in a school-sponsored event, except that a student may possess deadly weapon, other than a firearm as defined under 18 U.S.C 921, or a defensive weapon if the student has obtained the prior permission of the chief administrative officer of the school or district or the designee of the chief administrative officer for the possession (State of Alaska, 2015).

5. District policies that relate to the issues: My current district’s policy on bringing a gun to school is as follows, “Students shall not bring to, possess, or use deadly weapons, firearms, dangerous instruments, or their replicas in school buildings, on school grounds, or district-provided transportation, or at any school-related or school-sponsored activity away from school, unless written permission has been previously obtained from the Superintendent or designee specifically authorizing that possession or use. Students who violate this policy are subject to disciplinary action in accordance with district policy and procedures” (Lake and Peninsula School District, 2012). 6. Possible solution to the issues: Ms. Idlemen should have turned in the gun to the school administration. She should have also informed them of who the student was so they could receive their punishment for breaking the school rules. Informing the parents of the incident and let them know how it was handled. 7. The solutions you are choosing to resolve the issues: My solution for this issue would be to provide training for all of my staff members so they know exactly what to do when this situation or one like this occurs on my campus. Ms. Idlemen should have informed the school admin to let them know that a student had brought a gun to school. By not informing the admin, action steps were missing and discipline was not handled at all. With the new zero tolerance policy in place, this student should have been expelled right away, but she was not. She was able to get the gun and return to school the next day. Ms. Idlemen would receive a formal investigation on why she chose to keep the gun and then give it back to the student at the end of the day, and why she chose not to inform the school admin about the gun on campus, and for not disciplining the student. I would also have either sent home a letter, sent out an email, or sent out a call to all of the parents and guardian know about the situation and how it was handled. 8. Action steps (2-5) for implementing your solution, including a timeline for each step: My first step of my action plan is to bring in Ms. Idlemen and have her explain what happened in class and why she thought it was a good idea to a)give the student the gun back at the end of the day. b) why she chose not to inform the school administrative team that a student brought a gun to school. c) why the student didn’t have any consequences for bringing a gun to school. Second, I would bring the student and the parent/guardian into the office and explain the situation at hand. I would tell them there is a zero tolerance policy in place district wide, and that the student would be suspended/expelled from school for however long the school policy states. Third, I would have a training with all of my staff members and train them on how to handle this situation correctly. This step would take place in one day. My second step would be to send out a reminder to

all parents/guardians that the school has a zero tolerance policy when it comes to bringing guns and other contrabands to school and informing/reminding them of the consequences of bringing said items to school. 9. Potential moral and legal consequences of the solutions: A legal consequence of the solution would be that the school, teacher, student and their parents could be sued. Because the correct and proper steps were not taken in order to ensure the safety of the students and staff of the school. The teacher and school could also be sued by the parents of the student who brought the gun to school for giving a gun back to a minor student. References Lake and Peninsula School District. (2012, 7). Policy Manual . Lake and Peninsula School District. Retrieved February 28, 2024, from https://boardpolicyonline.com/?b=lake_and_peninsula State of Alaska. (2015, April 23). Alaska Statutes: AS 11.61.210. Misconduct Involving Weapons in the Fourth Degree. Touch N' Go Systems, Inc. Retrieved February 28, 2024, from https://www.touchngo.com/lglcntr/akstats/Statutes/Title11/Chapter61/ Section210.htm Part Two: Rationale Implementing a zero tolerance policy within school is imperative for several reasons, grounded in the paramount importance of ensuring the safety and well-being of all individuals within the educational environment. This zero tolerance policy goes for many different things such as truancies from school, for weapons of any kind, physical assaults, and for sexual harassment, this rationale we are going to focus on the zero

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