Educator and Educational leader Tori Hazelton

Tori Hazelton is an experienced educator and educational leader. She was fortunate to enjoy a sixteen-year career teaching multiple secondary subjects with progressive leadership roles before moving to coaching role at the regional level where she supports districts in systemic change. Throughout her career, Tori had the opportunity to develop and present various staff professional development. She is a doctoral candidate at Lewis and Clark College in an educational leadership program focused on racial and social justice. Tori’s dissertation research is on exclusionary discipline in schools and teacher/admin prep programs.

Topic: Exclusionary Discipline

Definition: Exclusionary discipline encompasses any type of school disciplinary action that removes or excludes a student from his or her usual educational setting. Disparities in the use of exclusionary discipline can lead to a school-to-prison pipeline for some of the most vulnerable members of our society.

Pre-read:

How Exclusionary Discipline Creates Disconnected Students

For those who wish to dive deeper into this issue, Tori recommends these paperbacks:

Zero Tolerance: Resisting the Drive for Punishment in our Schools: A Handbook for Parents, Students, Educators, and Citizens by Ayers, Dohrn, and Ayers

Pushout by Monique Morris