School Suspension On my first day at Dunn Middle School, I learned that we had gifted and talented classes and thought that discipline would not be an issue for me. There was minimal chatter and the students seemed eager to learn. When I came in on the second day, my cooperative handed me a sheet of paper with the suspensions listed. This left me speechless, the infractions included fighting and sexual harassment. In the following weeks I saw that many suspensions were given both outside and inside school. Students who were disruptive in class and refused to do their work were sent to discipline where they received consequences for their actions. More often than not, at school, the end result was suspension. The concept of in-school suspension was new to me because it wasn't something I had seen when I was growing up. Discipline has always been a problem that has plagued education. Problematic students have always been a source of disturbances and distractions. Many schools have implemented an in-school suspension program (ISS) to combat the disruptiveness of problem students. These programs aim to remove students from the classroom while keeping them in an educational environment. By keeping students within the school, they can still be monitored to ensure they are still completing their work and keeping up with the class. Furthermore, by taking them out of the classroom, the environment becomes more conducive to learning for students who do not cause problems. According to Educational Leadership writer Claiborne Winborne, “Keeping students suspended in school – but isolated from other students – makes more sense and is more effective than giving them a 'vacation' away from school.” (King William County, 466) By definition, in school suspension is "a program to which a student is assigned due to disruptive behavior for a specified period of time." (Actual Program, 156) Many schools that have in-school suspension programs have a zero-tolerance policy. This discourages bad behavior by having swift and serious consequences for violating school rules.