School Building Conditions’ Influence On Student Behavior In A Medium-Sized Division In Virginia

This study examines the relationship between building conditions and indicators of student behavior, with attention to variations affecting student subgroups including Caucasian, African American, Hispanic, and Students with Disabilities (SWD). The study finds that lower numbers of Hispanic student and SWD disciplinary incidences were associated with improved cosmetic facility conditions and lower numbers of SWD disciplinary incidences were associated with improved overall facility conditions. There were no statistically significant relationships between facility conditions and Caucasian and African American student behavior, or overall student behavior.