Category Archives: School to Prison Pipeline

14 Disturbing Stats About Racial Inequality in American Public Schools

Posted on March 22, 2014 by Suspensionstories

The Nation: “Comprehensive data released Friday by the US Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights offers a striking glance at the extent of racial inequality plaguing the nation’s education system. Analysts found that black, Latino and Native American students have less access to … Continue reading →

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“Students Draw Attention to Wake Schools Disciplinary Policies”

Posted on March 19, 2014 by Suspensionstories

ABC Local: “CARY, N.C. (WTVD) — Wake County high school students sent a powerful message to school board members Tuesday evening. Students have criticized school disciplinary policies in the past, but, now, they were advocating for a classmate in jail. Some … Continue reading →

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“Black, Disabled Students More Likely to Face School Suspension, Report Finds”

Posted on March 17, 2014 by Suspensionstories

Atlanta Black Star: “A so-called school-to-prison pipeline flows from school discipline that lands disproportionately on students with disabilities and students of color, according to a set of reports by 26 experts released on Thursday. African-American students and students with disabilities are … Continue reading →

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The Uptake: “School-To-Prison Pipeline” Sparks Protest, School Walkout

Posted on March 3, 2014 by Suspensionstories

The Uptake: “About sixty students from St. Paul’s Central High School walked out of their classes Wednesday (Feb. 26) as a statement against the “school-to-prison pipeline.” The students joined more than 100 protesters — many of them college students and … Continue reading →

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School-to-Prison Pipeline Analysis Using Civil Rights Data

Posted on March 1, 2014 by Suspensionstories

Indiana Juvenile Justice: “When discussing the school-to-prison pipeline or “school push-out,” an interesting dataset comes from the U.S. Department of Education Civil Rights Data Collection website.  Simply enter a school, scroll to the bottom to the section labeled “Discipline, Restraints/Seclusion, Harassment/Bullying.” … Continue reading →

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“Can the ‘School-to-Prison’ Pipeline Be Snapped? Up Close with James Bell and Katayoon Majid”

Posted on February 25, 2014 by Suspensionstories

Chicago Bureau: “For those who follow corrections, it comes as little surprise that the United States leads the world in the rates of incarcerated – and it leads with state spending on corrections totaling approximately $52 billion, the bulk of … Continue reading →

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SF Examiner: Classrooms, not courtrooms: SF resolution takes aim at school to prison pipeline

Posted on February 24, 2014 by Suspensionstories

San Francisco Examiner: “Last year, my office handled 4,500 court appearances for kids accused of committing crimes in San Francisco. Most of our young clients landed in the juvenile-justice system after being funneled out of The City’s public schools — … Continue reading →

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“North Carolina’s School-to-Prison Pipeline”

Posted on February 10, 2014 by Suspensionstories

This is a powerful student-made documentary that features the voices of concerned community leaders and most importantly, youth themselves, who have been arrested, suspended and/or expelled in school. They talk about how these harsh disciplinary measures affect their lives in … Continue reading →

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“Film explores ‘Kids for Cash’ scandal in Pa.”

Posted on February 3, 2014 by Suspensionstories

From The Trentonian: PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Charlie Balasavage, a baby-faced boy of 14, landed in juvenile detention after his parents bought him a stolen scooter. Hillary Transue was sent away over a MySpace parody of her vice principal. Justin Bodnar was … Continue reading →

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7 Teens Arrested for Throwing Water Balloons

Posted on January 25, 2014 by Suspensionstories

Al Jazeera’s America Tonight introduced a special series, “Getting Schooled“, which explores the various obstacles communities face in securing a good education for youth. Sarah Hoye reports on the developments of a story from last May, stemming from a harmless water balloon fight … Continue reading →

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NPR: Ease Up On ‘No Tolerance’ Policies, U.S. Agencies Tell Schools

Posted on January 9, 2014 by Suspensionstories

From the NPR Blog: Saying that “zero tolerance” discipline policies at U.S. schools are unfairly applied “all too often,” Secretary of Education Arne Duncan is urging officials to rethink that approach. The Obama administration issued voluntary guidelines today that call for more … Continue reading →

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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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