Author Archives: Suspensionstories

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).

Graphic: School-to-Prison Pipeline

Posted on June 15, 2012 by Suspensionstories
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25 students arrested a day on CPS properties…

Posted on April 25, 2012 by Suspensionstories

According to Catalyst Chicago: The student group Voices of Youth in Chicago Education held a City Hall press conference Tuesday to urge CPS to stop having students arrested for misdemeanor offenses, citing its analysis of school arrest data and claiming … Continue reading →

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Florida’s School-to-Prison Pipeline Video

Posted on March 22, 2012 by Suspensionstories

The following video was created by the Advancement Project about the school-to-prison pipeline in Florida.

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High Hopes Campaign Releases A New Report about Restorative Justice

Posted on March 17, 2012 by Suspensionstories

The High HOPES Campaign is a coalition of Chicago-based community organizations including Access Living, Community Renewal Society, Enlace Chicago, ONE (Organization of the NorthEast), Blocks Together, Trinity United Church of Christ, Southwest Youth Collaborative and POWER-PAC. They join together in … Continue reading →

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Chicago Students Take A Stand Against Zero Tolerance…

Posted on March 8, 2012 by Suspensionstories

CHICAGO (CBS) – A busload of Chicago Public Schools students set up shop outside the Cook County Juvenile Center on Monday, to suggest that’s where they’ll end up, unless CPS eases its disciplinary policies. WBBM Newsradio’s John Cody reports a … Continue reading →

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Infographic: School-Based Arrests in the U.S.

Posted on March 6, 2012 by Suspensionstories

From the Washington Post today:

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Editorial: Changing the Code of Discipline

Posted on February 23, 2012 by Suspensionstories

The following is an Op-Ed by By Jasmine Sarmiento and Julie Woestehoff published in today’s Chicago Tribune about how some schools are pushing students out: If you don’t like it, you can leave. That’s the line of defense that Noble … Continue reading →

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CPS Students Report on School Suspensions…

Posted on February 10, 2012 by Suspensionstories

Young people from the West Side Writing Project address harsh school disciplinary policies in the Chicago Public Schools. It even looks like they relied on some of the numbers that we reported based on our FOIA request last year. Great … Continue reading →

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New Fact Sheet: Chicago’s School-to-Prison Pipeline

Posted on February 6, 2012 by Suspensionstories

We receive regular requests from people who are interested in local Chicago information that might describe the school-to-prison pipeline. In response to these requests, we have created a new FACT SHEET that we hope will provide some relevant data. Please … Continue reading →

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New Report: Policing Chicago Public Schools

Posted on January 25, 2012 by Suspensionstories

“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 →

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Black Boys Receive Less Attention, Harsher Discipline, and Lower Grades in School

Posted on January 12, 2012 by Suspensionstories

From NewsOne:

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2012 School-to-Prison Pipeline Regional Action Camps

Posted on January 6, 2012 by Suspensionstories

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 →

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