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About Suspensionstories

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).

NYT Editorial: Zero Tolerance, Reconsidered

Posted on January 8, 2014 by Suspensionstories

Schools across the country are rethinking “zero tolerance” discipline policies under which children have been suspended, even arrested, for minor offenses like cursing, getting into shoving matches and other garden-variety misbehavior that in years past would have been resolved with … Continue reading →

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Lessons of the School to Prison Pipeline, from Saved Like the Bell & Fresh Prince of Bel-Air

Posted on November 14, 2013 by Suspensionstories

“A new video from the Advancement Project highlights exactly the sorts of student infractions—talking out of turn or failing to keep to the dress code—which used to be dealt with with a stern talking-to or at worst, detention but which … Continue reading →

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Gone Too Far: Our Kids in Handcuffs

Posted on September 27, 2013 by Suspensionstories

From the ACLU:

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September 28-October 5: National Week of Action Against School Pushout

Posted on September 1, 2013 by Suspensionstories

The 4th Annual National Week of Action on School Pushout will take place during the week of September 28 – October 5, 2013. Youth, parents and educators will hold rallies, marches, forums and teach-ins in 26 cities across 18 states … Continue reading →

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Infographic: How High-Stakes Testing Feeds the School-to-Prison Pipeline

Posted on September 1, 2013 by Suspensionstories

From Fair Test:

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Infographic: School to Prison Pipeline

Posted on September 1, 2013 by Suspensionstories
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Harsh Disciplinary Policies in Action: This Week’s Edition

Posted on May 7, 2013 by Suspensionstories

We’ve seen a number of terrible examples of harsh school disciplinary policies and practices in action this week. The following are just a few examples. 2 Va. Boys Suspended For Using Pencils As Guns Two Suffolk second graders have been … Continue reading →

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Teaching Peacemaking Circles to Elementary School Students….

Posted on March 1, 2013 by Suspensionstories

When we launched this site three years ago, we didn’t expect that so many people would use it to learn more about harsh school disciplinary policies, zero tolerance, and the school-to-prison pipeline. We are excited that many have found this … Continue reading →

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20/20 School-to-Prison Pipeline Report

Posted on December 10, 2012 by Suspensionstories

The following is a report on 20/20 about the school-to-prison pipeline and zero tolerance that aired in October.

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Minority Students in Illinois Get More Police Referrals

Posted on September 27, 2012 by Suspensionstories

The following is a good graphic from the Chicago Tribune illustrating police referrals in Illinois for minority students.

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National Week of Action Against School Pushout 2012

Posted on September 13, 2012 by Suspensionstories

The Dignity in Schools Campaign (DSC) is sponsoring the annual National Week of Action Against School Pushout starting on September 29th.

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African American Students in Illinois Disproportionately Face Suspensions

Posted on August 8, 2012 by Suspensionstories

The Tribune reports on a new just released about suspensions and expulsions in public schools. From the article: One of every 4 African-American public school students in Illinois was suspended at least once for disciplinary reasons during the 2009-10 school … Continue reading →

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