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Dangerous Schools: What We Can Do About the Physical and Emotional Abuse of Our Children
Irwin A. Hyman
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Description for Dangerous Schools: What We Can Do About the Physical and Emotional Abuse of Our Children
Hardcover. This expose reveals the horrors of corporal punishment, strip searches, sexual harassment and many other offences perpetuated by school officials in both inner-city and suburban schools. The book explains how to tell when your child is being treated unfairly, and how to document abuse. Num Pages: 288 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFE1; JNK; JNL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 165 x 23. Weight in Grams: 570.
From the inner-city to the suburbs, thousands of school childrenare being systematically subjected to mandatory classroom policieswhich inflict both physical and emotional harm. Hundreds of schoolofficials from across the country have been found guilty of sexualharassment, the illegal use of undercover agents, strip searches,corporal punishment, verbal abuse, punitive isolation, and otherforms of institutional abuse. In Dangerous Schools, Professor IrwinHyman and Pamela Snook, passionate advocates against theinstitutional maltreatment of children, reveal exactly what isgoing on in our nation's schools and what we must do aboutit.
"This book makes a strong argument against school abuses and offersclear and proven ... Read more
From the inner-city to the suburbs, thousands of school childrenare being systematically subjected to mandatory classroom policieswhich inflict both physical and emotional harm. Hundreds of schoolofficials from across the country have been found guilty of sexualharassment, the illegal use of undercover agents, strip searches,corporal punishment, verbal abuse, punitive isolation, and otherforms of institutional abuse. In Dangerous Schools, Professor IrwinHyman and Pamela Snook, passionate advocates against theinstitutional maltreatment of children, reveal exactly what isgoing on in our nation's schools and what we must do aboutit.
"This book makes a strong argument against school abuses and offersclear and proven ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780787943639
SKU
V9780787943639
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About Irwin A. Hyman
IRWIN A. HYMAN, Ed.D., is a professor of school psychology and the director of the National Center for the Study of Corporal Punishment and Alternatives, Temple University. A distinguished researcher and passionate academic, clinical, and legal advocate for an And to the institutional mistreatment of children, he is the author of numerous books and articles including The Case Against Spanking. ... Read more
Reviews for Dangerous Schools: What We Can Do About the Physical and Emotional Abuse of Our Children
"This book makes a strong argument against school abuses and offersclear and proven strategies for change. It will appeal to parentswho suspect that their children have been maltreated by educatorsand for advocates who desire a blueprint for social change." (JamesGarbarino, codirector, Family Life Development Center, CornellUniversity; author, What Children Can Tell Us) "Dangerous Schools is a welcome ... Read more