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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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Category Archives: Harsh Disciplinary Policies
NYT Editorial: Zero Tolerance, Reconsidered
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
“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
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September 28-October 5: National Week of Action Against School Pushout
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: School to Prison Pipeline
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Harsh Disciplinary Policies in Action: This Week’s Edition
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….
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
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
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
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
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
Graphic: School-to-Prison Pipeline
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