Students

In the survey, most students agreed that student punishment “depends on the nature of he conflict”. Therefore all of the above mentioned can be implemented, however it is up to the school faculty to measure out the severity of it to make sure the punishment fits the crime. Additionally, restorative practice came in as the second popular disciplinary tactic for students. This is interesting because this is one of the main methods used to solve dilemmas at the institution in which this survey was taken. Some may ask, “if so then why didn’t this come in lead?”. Maybe some students disagree with the ways in which their conflicts are dealt with and the administration should reach out for feedback on this matter. Moreover, two students agreed that students who are involved in conflicts during school hours should be expelled. With these reponse a followed up question of “why?” was asked because their response was interesting, coming from a student. Their response was also quite intriguing, they believe that any student who is inconsiderate enough to bring disruption in the place of learning should not be allowed in that environment anymore. These were the only options out of the five that students who were involved in the survey agreed with.

Teachers

The fifteen teachers who participated in the survey had similar results to the students but not completely. Similarly, most teachers (8/15) agreed that the punishment students faced for conflicts depends on the nature of it. Secondly, only four teachers agreed that restorative practice should be used. This further proves that many members of the community at Brooklyn Collaborative doesn’t believe that this tactic always works. Additionally, three teachers expressed their own opinions in which ways student conflicts should he handled. Two of them believe that there should be a mediation among teachers, parents and the student(s). They further went on to explain that if schools reach out to parents in order to gain their support in helping these students learn from their mistakes then their punishment would be more worthy. Next, another teacher recommended that the issue should be openly addressed in the school with transparency to the community. However, none of the teachers interviewed believed that students should only be suspended or expelled for conflicts unless necessary.