Category Archives: Zero Tolerance

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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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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Special Issue of Rethinking Schools: School-to-Prison Pipeline

Posted on January 5, 2012 by Suspensionstories

Rethinking Schools has an excellent new issue focusing on the school-to-prison pipeline. Take some time to read through some of the great articles in the issue. From their editorial: “Every man in my family has been locked up. Most days … Continue reading →

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Over 50,000 CPS Students Suspended in 2010-11

Posted on November 30, 2011 by Suspensionstories

Data obtained from the Illinois State Board of Education through a Freedom of Information Action (FOIA) request show that Chicago Public Schools (CPS) administered in-school suspension to 17,020 students, out-of-school suspensions to 40,662 students and 217 expulsions in the 2010-2011 … Continue reading →

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Students in Chicago Demand to End Harsh Displine Policies

Posted on July 14, 2011 by Suspensionstories

From News Tips: Voices of Youth in Chicago Education, a citywide, multi-racial youth-led organization backed by several community groups, is releasing a study of “the true cost of zero tolerance,” addressing the budgetary and educational costs of punitive approaches to … Continue reading →

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Do School Suspensions Lead to Prison? A Blog Post from the Black Youth Project

Posted on June 28, 2011 by Suspensionstories

The social and economic implications of the quality education that children in the United States of America receive while not absolute are critical in determining their future trajectories. The institution that children come into contact with the most in their … Continue reading →

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