Implementation of Zero Tolerance ' Jeanne Wright, of the Washington Post states, " Teachers across the country-from tough inner city schools to affluent suburban districts- are growing increasingly frustrated and fearful that their classrooms and hallways are being disrupted and turned into battlefields by a few violent and ill-behaved students intent on creating chaos'"(Grapes). Because of this escalating violence and drug use on the schools grounds, zero tolerance has evolved. The zero tolerance policy provides …showed first 75 words of 2805 total…

…showed last 75 words of 2805 total…ock.org>. Johnson, Dirk. "Schools' New Watchword: Zero Tolerance." New York Times. Late ed., 1 Dec. 1999: 1. Kienzler, Mike. " Expelled student a standout in college." 29 Dec. 2003, City/State ed.:8. McAndrews,Tobin. "Zero Tolerance Policies." ERIC Digests Mar. 2003. First Search. Glenwood Highschool Lib., Chattam,Ill. 2 Nov. 2003.<http: //www.ericfacility.net>. O'Neil, Robert M.Classrooms in the Crossfire. Bloomington :Indiana University Press, 1981. Risher, Wayne. "Assitant principals keep peace." The Commercial Appeal 21 Dec. 2003, Main ed.: A1-A2.