Date: January 18th, 2025
Polly answers the question: “I am very concerned about one of my students. It seems like there is nothing anyone can say to this child. They cause trouble in class which lands them in ISS where they cause trouble again. Recently their behavior escalated to the point that they landed in juvenile court where they talked back to the judge! What can be done?”
Date: October 23rd, 2024
It’s never too late to increase engagement through relationship even if it happens as a result of a consequence.
Date: May 17th, 2024
Polly answers the question: “We have been improving our strategies such as our In-School Intervention program but some staff are not sticking to the new strategies. Have you seen this in other schools? How do we address this inconsistency?”
Date: January 28th, 2024
Date: November 19th, 2023
Polly answers the question: “I have been assigned to run an In School Suspension room. I’m having so many problems with this! The kids dismiss me, the staff walk in whenever they want to reprimand kids in my care, and the kids think the whole thing is a joke. Any advice?”
Date: November 27th, 2022
Polly answers the question: “We have high schoolers who wander the halls all day. When someone tells them to go to class they make explosive comments. How can we address this problem?”
Date: November 5th, 2022
Polly answers the question: “How can we address vaping in the high school bathrooms?”
Date: August 8th, 2020
When we get back to in-person education, I say let’s take the opportunity to finally change our interventions for extreme behaviors.
Date: January 22nd, 2020
Ever have a kid want a couple days in In-School Suspension to catch up on work? That’s not the point of it!
Date: January 16th, 2019
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