Research and Evidence

Position Papers

The papers listed below clarify the position of Safe & Civil Schools on a variety of educational issues. We invite you to read these papers to gain insight into the principles that underpin the Safe & Civil Schools approach and philosophy.

Positive Behavior Support (PBS), Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS), and Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS)—A Discussion of Terminology 

An explanation of their reigning behavior supports their definitions, origin, differences and similarities and how they align with the Safe & Civil Schools approach.

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Zero Tolerance and Its Role in the Justice System

A discussion of the Zero Tolerance policy as implemented in schools and its contribution to the dropout rate and juvenile incarceration—a trend commonly referred to as the "school-to-prison pipeline" or the "schoolhouse-to-jailhouse track."

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