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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!
Category Archives: Restorative Justice
Video: “What We Carry On Our Backs: The School To Prison Pipeline”
“Members of the Philadelphia Student Union collaborated with film-makers Aidan Un, Lendl Tellington, and Sarah Milinski to create videos on issues that are relevant to the lives of young people in Philadelphia.” Original link.
Posted in Criminalizing Youth, Harsh Disciplinary Policies, Restorative Justice, School Pushout
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“Charter schools’ discipline policy under fire”
The Advocate: “Wesley Nakamura is teaching a sophomore algebra class at Carver Collegiate Academy in New Orleans East. A student near the front of the room raises his hand and asks to go to the restroom. Things go badly from … Continue reading
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“The the number of serious incidents of misbehavior plummeted 60 percent…”
The American Prospect: “Before 2006, when Debora Borges-Carrera became the principal at Kensington Creative & Performing Arts High School (KCAPA) in north Philadelphia, the school was the scene of pandemonium. Not a day seemed to go by without a fight … Continue reading
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Powerful youth journalism: “Lost Friends: Violence through the eyes of Chicago’s youth”
The pain, fear and trauma that youth go through daily as a result of their close proximity to indiscriminate violence is seldom given space for acknowledgement and healing and is in fact–often repressed or silenced via institutional racism and oppression. … Continue reading
Posted in Criminalizing Youth, Harsh Disciplinary Policies, Restorative Justice, School Pushout, School to Prison Pipeline, School-based arrests, Suicide, Uncategorized, Zero Tolerance
Tagged Youth empowerment
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May 19 – Week of Action Against Incarcerating Youth Kickoff March!
Please come out and join in an act of solidarity for the dignity of our youth! NIA Dispatches: “Please join us and several other Chicago groups on Monday, May 19, at 5pm at Paderewski Elementary School at 2221 S. Lawndale Avenue (a … Continue reading
Posted in Criminalizing Youth, Harsh Disciplinary Policies, Restorative Justice, School Pushout, School to Prison Pipeline, School-based arrests
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“Parental Incarceration Has Worsened Disparities Between Black, White Children”
Black Star Journal: “A pair of sociologists has taken a ruler to the role that parental incarceration plays in childhood inequality, only to learn that a measuring wheel might have been a more appropriate tool. By the time they reached … Continue reading
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Dramatic Transformation of A School In Inner City Denver After Restorative Justice Implemented
Restorative Justice Online: “Defending restorative discipline by Jeremy Simons When I started working at Cole Middle School in inner city Denver in 2003, it was ranked dead last in the entire state of Colorado, with proficiency scores on standardized testing … Continue reading
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“A Fascinating Way to Put a Stop to the School-to-Prison Pipeline for Black Children”
AlterNet: “Destiny was in eighth grade when, in the middle of an altercation with another student, she grabbed a teacher’s jacket and threw it out of a classroom window. She was enrolled at the Lyons Community School in Brooklyn, N.Y., … Continue reading
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Alternatives to Calling Police on Young People – Amazing Popular Education Project, “Chain Reaction”
“Chain Reaction” is a unique popular education project that supports alternatives to calling police on young people – it elevates the voices and perspectives of youth through audio, visuals, a toolkit and much more. Check it out here. “Chain Reaction is … Continue reading
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“At Reedley (CA) High School, Suspensions Drop 40%, Expulsions 80% In Two Years”
Social Justice Solutions: “In 2009, when the Kings Canyon Unified School District in California’s rural Central Valley offered its 19 schools the opportunity to adopt a system that would reduce school suspensions and expulsions, Reedley High School jumped at the chance. Today, … Continue reading
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National Education Association Promotes Restorative Justice in Schools & Have Released a New Toolkit
National Education Association: NEA and Partners Promote Restorative Justice in Schools “Educators cannot stand by as tens of thousands of African-American, Latino, and other students get pushed out of school for minor disciplinary infractions, said NEA President Dennis Van Roekel, … Continue reading
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Madison La Follette’s Restorative Justice Program Empowers Students to Change Behavior
The Capital Times: “There’s no question that discipline practices that let students own up to their mistakes and find a way to make amends help them avoid messing up again, say students at Madison La Follette High School who guide … Continue reading
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