A Descriptive Analysis of the Most Common Student Misbehaviors for Texas Middle School Students

Abstract

Issues exist in Texas, as well as in other states, with school discipline and the School-to-Prison pipeline. According to Fowler, Lightsey, Monger and Aseltine (2010), this School-toPrison pipeline refers to a disturbing pattern of school disciplinary problems escalating from suspension to removal from school, juvenile justice system involvement, and school dropout. Previous researchers (e.g., Christle et al., 2004; Henkel, 2015; Hilberth & Slate, 2014a; Skiba et al., 2009) have indicated a link between exclusionary discipline assignments, low student achievement and higher student dropout rates.