In an interview with recently retired Beaverbrook Principal Jeff Turner, he states that early intervention and quick decisive action is the key to a decline in expulsions over the years. According to the
article: in 2007/8, principals recommended 364 expulsions system wide in contrast to just 107 last year. Mr. Turner went on to explain that principals weren't adopting a more lassez-faire attitude toward discipline but that there are more tools available for support.
"The big change: students with problems are now being spotted earlier,
and worked with long before they derail and are booted from school. As a
result, cases of major bad behaviour are dropping."
"What’s different is all the work that’s gone into preventing that
student from reaching the point where they must be moved out of the
school."
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