Fix School Discipline Toolkit for Educators | Page 65

him/herself, “So what if the students work together
on an assignment instead of alone?” or “So what if
the student wants to partially stand while doing his
work?” By assessing what is the potential harm of a
behavior, a teacher can direct teaching time and effort
at rules that protect and improve student education
and learning environments.

meet the needs of students of color on the families
of those students and the conditions that they live
in to the fact that schools were designed to educate
white, middle-class students and have not effectively
addressed the impact of racism on all aspects of
school practice and instruction ࠤV