Date of Degree Completion

Spring 2025

Degree Type

Capstone - Open Access

Instructor/Advisor

Dr. Gerardo Gauthier-Zayas & Dr. Audrey Falk

Abstract

This policy analysis capstone project focuses on gathering secondary research to address physical violence students experience perpetrated by educators in K-12 public school communities. This research is compiled in hopes of raising awareness of a lack of federal protections. By collecting research focused on tenets of Liberation Education and contrasting it with common practices found in public schools, this policy analysis capstone compiles a supported call for continued research and federal protections preventing physical violence against students perpetrated by educators. Key findings support these calls through examining publications from global studies, associations, and K-12 public school policy analysis. This policy analysis capstone collects recent research and theory to raise awareness for a community focused change in order to bring broader change to the K-12 public school experience for students.

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