Discipline, punishment, and the moral community of schools

The following article surveys changes to school punishment in the United States over the past century - particularly, the rise of exclusionary methods and the school-to-prison pipeline - to argue that prevailing disciplinary techniques are out of step with the developmental ethos of education and the principles of democratic oversight. To remedy these shortcomings, it offers a defense of schools as moral communities and outlines disciplinary responses grounded in the recognition and respect of the restorative justice model.