Outline of the state of New Mexico
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New Mexico
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Alternatives to Exclusionary Discipline

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Alternatives to Exclusionary Discipline

State law requires districts to use alternatives to out-of-school suspension or expulsion, such as in-school suspension, behavioral interventions, or restorative practices.

New Mexico Administrative Code 6.12.7.7 Definitions

G. "Progressive discipline " means disciplinary action other than suspension or expulsion from school that is designed to correct and address the basic causes of a student's specific misbehavior while retaining the student in class or in school, or restorative school practices to repair the harm done to relationships and other students from the student's misbehavior, and may include:

  • (1) meeting with the student and the student's parents;
  • (2) reflective activities, such as requiring the student to write an essay about the student's misbehavior;
  • (3) counseling;
  • (4) anger management;
  • (5) health counseling or intervention;
  • (6) mental health counseling or intervention;
  • (7) participation in skill-building and conflict resolution activities;
  • (8) community service; and
  • (9) in-school detention or in-school suspension that is for a constructive purpose and may take place during lunchtime, recess, after school, or during weekends.
Policy Type
Regulation

New Mexico Statutes 22-35-2. Definitions.

G. “progressive discipline” means disciplinary action other than suspension or expulsion from school that is designed to correct and address the basic causes of a student’s specific misbehavior while retaining the student in class or in school, or restorative school practices to repair the harm done to relationships and other students from the student’s misbehavior, and may include:

  • (1) meeting with the student and the student’s parents;
  • (2) reflective activities, such as requiring the student to write an essay about the student’s misbehavior;
  • (3) counseling;
  • (4) anger management;
  • (5) health counseling or intervention;
  • (6) mental health counseling;
  • (7) participation in skill-building and resolution activities, such as social-emotional cognitive skills building, resolution circles and restorative conferencing;
  • (8) community service; and
  • (9) in-school detention or suspension, which may take place during lunchtime, after school or during weekends; and
Policy Type
Statute