''SOS!'' Save Our Students: The NYC Discipline Code in Simple Language

Sherylyn B. Bailey J.D

ISBN 10: 1436378524 / ISBN 13: 9781436378529

Published by Xlibris, Corp. 2008-12-23, 2008

About this Item

Seller Inventory # 6666-IUK-9781436378529

Bibliographic Details

• Title: ''SOS!'' Save Our Students: The NYC Discipline Code in Simple Language
• Publisher: Xlibris, Corp. 2008-12-23
• Publication Date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1436378524
• ISBN 13: 9781436378529
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: New

About this title

Synopsis

The Discipline Code exists to maintain order and decorum in NYC public schools.
The Code sets a standard of conduct for students in kindergarten through grade
5 and grade 6-12.
The Discipline Code is used in the NYC school system as a guideline to reprimand
or discipline students who break the Codes rules.
This book will explain, break down, and teach the Code using visual aids, unique
characters, and short situation scenarios. The book will focus on the Code
infractions that affect middle school students the most. These infractions are
simplified in terms that a middle school student will understand. It explains the
various disciplinary responses to most infractions. None of the explanations uses
violent or profane terminology, and no disturbing graphics are used.

About the Author

My name is Sherylyn Bouldin Bailey, JD. I earned a Juris Doctorate from Walter F. George School of Law affiliated with Mercer University in Macon, Georgia. I hold a bachelor of arts in education from Brooklyn College and a master of arts in education from New York University. I have been teaching for seventeen years. For most of my teaching career, I have taught seventh-grade social studies. In 2007, I became a dean of students at the Police Officer Rocco Laurie School in Staten Island, New York. In my capacity as a dean, I have encountered students with a lot of misconceptions about the Code. For example, students will get into a physical altercation and think that their best defense is "He/She hit me first." But the Code states, "Engaging in an altercation or physically aggressive behavior which creates a substantial risk of or results in minor injury" (Code: B37). Nowhere does it state or discuss "self-defense or who hit first." Parents will also argue that their child did not hit first and, therefore, should not be punished. For this and many other reasons, I have decided to write this book to simplify and explain the NYC Discipline Code.