A Los Angeles school is responding to bad behavior in a non-traditional way: it's making discipline less harsh.
This is especially unusual being that the school is the second largest district in the country.
Prior to the new school rules, the school had a zero-tolerance policy for misbehavior - a rule that was implemented in 1970s and intensified after the 1999 Columbine shooting, according to The Associated Press.
The rules allowed the school to call in police enforcement if the children got involved with crimes.
Instead, the new rule keeps police out in most circumstances and hooks the child up with a guidance counselor to help get to the root of the child's misbehavior or send them to off-campus interventions, reports AP.
"Juvenile court should be the last resort for youth who commit minor school-based offenses," Los Angeles County Juvenile Delinquency Court Judge Donna Groman said in a news release.
It wasn't decided yet how the school will handle repeat offenses, according to AP.
"There's plenty of evidence we are tough. This is about changing behavior," Monica García, a school board member, tells AP. "We're acknowledging we have young people who need guidance and an opportunity to learn from their mistakes."
