Every educator knows the value of appropriate social behavior within the instructional setting. Disruptive behavior interferes with the learning of both the student having difficulty and those around him or her. If it takes 15 minutes to process an office discipline referral (ODR), a school with 550 ODRs per year spends approximately 23 six-hour days processing referrals yearly. By reducing the number of referrals, staff can better use the time to address academic progress. In other words, teachers can teach, and students can learn.
