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Suspension Stories is a youth-led participatory action research project to understand the school to prison pipeline. This initiative is the result of a collaboration between the Rogers Park Young Women's Action Team (www.rogersparkywat.org) and Project NIA (www.project-nia.org).
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Recent Posts
- Video: “What We Carry On Our Backs: The School To Prison Pipeline”
- “Charter schools’ discipline policy under fire”
- “The the number of serious incidents of misbehavior plummeted 60 percent…”
- Freedom Summer Youth Congress Addressing Youth Criminalization & More This Summer
- Kiera Wilmot, the Honor Student Who Was Arrested For a Botched Science Experiment, Tells Her Story
- JJIE: “Life after Juvenile Detention”
- “Are School Closings the ‘New Jim Crow’? Activists File Civil Rights Complaints.”
- Communities Around The Country Gear Up For National Week of Action Against Incarcerating Youth!
Monthly Archives: April 2011
Chicago Has a new Schools CEO and Community Groups are Pressing Him to Address Suspensions
Journalist Rebecca Vivea features the work of local Chicago organizations who want the new Chicago Public School CEO to address the issue of suspensions and expulsions of students. From the article: A coalition of community organizations pushing for Chicago Public … Continue reading
Posted in Criminalizing Youth, Harsh Disciplinary Policies, Restorative Justice, Zero Tolerance
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Video: Peer Juries in Peoria Illinois
People are often looking for concrete examples to address harsh school disciplinary policies. The following video features the example of a peer jury in Peoria Illinois.
Posted in Restorative Justice
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Criminalizing Young People: Banning Sagging Pants in Florida
Much has already been written about sagging pants and the various efforts to criminalize the practice. Well the Orlando Sentinel reports that a bill to criminalize sagging pants is closer to becoming law since it has passed the Florida Senate. … Continue reading
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On Teachers Calling Kid “Future Criminals” and the School-to-Prison Pipeline
by Latoya Peterson A first grade teacher in Paterson, New Jersey was recently put on administrative leave after she took to the internet to vent her frustrations about work. According to NBC New York, the teacher was suspended for “allegedly … Continue reading
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