We as lawmakers and education professionals and advocates have launched a campaign to Restore Respect at School.  We have a responsibility to inform those communities that seek great improvement in their neighborhood schools that school discipline issues are undercutting the quality of education they deserve and need to be competitive in a global economy and job market.

School discipline issues are driving the best and brightest teachers and principals from the lowest-performing schools and classrooms, undercutting critical classroom learning time, costing local school systems millions of dollars during tight budgetary times as they grapple with teacher turnover, School discipline issues and truancy are also the earliest indicator of potential juvenile justice involvement. 

We ask parent, families and communities to join us in a statewide effort to Restore Respect at School.