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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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- 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: January 2012
New Report: Policing Chicago Public Schools
“Our schools have become almost like satellite police stations.” – Steve Drizin[1] Project NIA (www.project-nia.org) has released a new report titled “Policing Chicago Public Schools: A Gateway to the School-to-Prison Pipeline.” The report relies on data from the Chicago Police … Continue reading
Posted in Criminalizing Youth, Harsh Disciplinary Policies, Restorative Justice, School Pushout, School to Prison Pipeline, School-based arrests, Zero Tolerance
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Black Boys Receive Less Attention, Harsher Discipline, and Lower Grades in School
Posted in Criminalizing Youth, Harsh Disciplinary Policies, School Pushout, School to Prison Pipeline, Zero Tolerance
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2012 School-to-Prison Pipeline Regional Action Camps
The overuse of harsh zero-tolerance measures, police, and juvenile courts in addressing school disciplinary issues has led to the needless pushout and criminalization of countless youth across America. In response, a growing national movement has emerged to dismantle this School-to-Prison … Continue reading
Posted in Criminalizing Youth, Harsh Disciplinary Policies, Restorative Justice, School Pushout, School to Prison Pipeline, Zero Tolerance
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Special Issue of Rethinking Schools: School-to-Prison Pipeline
Rethinking Schools has an excellent new issue focusing on the school-to-prison pipeline. Take some time to read through some of the great articles in the issue. From their editorial: “Every man in my family has been locked up. Most days … Continue reading
Posted in Criminalizing Youth, Harsh Disciplinary Policies, Restorative Justice, School Pushout, School to Prison Pipeline, Zero Tolerance
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