TY - CHAP U1 - Buchbeitrag A1 - du Plessis-Schneider, Sharon ED - Towl, Patty ED - Hemphill, Sheryl A. T1 - When things at school are out of sync BT - The bittersweet paradox of suspension and student belonging T2 - Safe, supportive, and inclusive learning environments for young people in crisis and trauma. Plaiting the rope N2 - This chapter is about school suspension through a social work lens. Young people like Martin require the collective to belong, to be a member of a group, to realise their social needs. This is the basic requirement of human mental and social stability. Suspension stands in opposition because it legitimises social exclusion and disregards the linkage between the individual and collective (Bunge 2003). This chapter advocates for a whole systems approach to tackle social problems and develop sustainable interventions that facilitate young peoples’ needs realisation at school. KW - Social work science KW - Children's rights KW - Triple mandate KW - Human needs Y1 - 2020 SN - 978-0-429-28210-2 SB - 978-0-429-28210-2 U6 - https://doi.org/10.4324/9780429282102 DO - https://doi.org/10.4324/9780429282102 SP - 40 EP - 56 PB - Routledge CY - London, New York ER -