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October 10, 2022
Rhetorical Analysis of “Rethinking School Discipline” by Rachel Cohen
Introduction
The current policy on discipline is the major cause for the “school-to-prison pipeline” that
unduly targets students of color and Hispanics. There is a connection between school discipline
policies and the criminal justice system that disenfranchises blacks and Hispanics. This paper is a
rhetorical analysis of Rachel Cohen’s “Rethinking School Discipline.” The paper will be
organized into the following sections: claim, ground, warrant, backing, qualifier and rebuttal. A
conclusion will summarize the analysis. The author targets the both the general and education
stakeholders to inform and persuade respectively.
The Claim
“Rethinking School Discipline” by Rachel Cohen is published by American Prospect in
the Fall 2016. The author makes the claim that “zero tolerance” as a policy of punitive discipline
in American schools has failed and disproportionately targets blacks and Hispanics. Discipline
consists of expulsions, suspensions, and arrest that are based in the school that collectively shove
students into crime (Cohen). The current policy on discipline is the major cause for the “school-
to-prison pipeline” that unduly targets students of color and Hispanics (Cohen). The author
targets the general public to inform them of the current school discipline policies. The author
addresses stakeholders in the education sector and persuades them of the need to embrace
reforms such as the move from punitive to restorative justice.

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