Category Archives: Zero Tolerance

Maryland Reviews Zero Tolerance Policies in the Wake of a Virginia Student’s Suicide

Posted on February 24, 2011 by Suspensionstories

From ABC 2: Headlines in the Washington Post are turning the heads of some state school board members in Maryland after a student who admitted to buying a fake drug from a classmate was kicked off the football team, transferred … Continue reading →

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Suspended from Kindergarten…

Posted on February 14, 2011 by Suspensionstories

By Megan Kenny From the Audacious Ideas Blog: The Maryland State Department of Education recently released its data on suspensions, expulsions, and health-related exclusions for the 2009-2010 school year. As I was preparing an OSI-Baltimore factsheet using the numbers, an … Continue reading →

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Welcome to the Suspension Stories Website!

Posted on January 31, 2011 by Suspensionstories

It has taken well over a year but we are pleased today to officially launch the Suspension Stories Website.  This initiative is a partnership between the Rogers Park Young Women’s Action Team (YWAT) and Project NIA. This youth-led participatory action research … Continue reading →

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7 Year-Old Suspended For Finger Pointing…

Posted on January 24, 2011 by Suspensionstories

Dispatch from Oklahoma: OKLAHOMA CITY, Jan. 21 (UPI) — An Oklahoma woman said she was outraged when school officials gave her 7-year-old son an in-school suspension for pointing his finger like a gun. School officials — without confirming the identity … Continue reading →

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More Police, More Tickets, More Criminalization of Youth

Posted on January 10, 2011 by Suspensionstories

With more police in schools, Texas kids get more tickets Spike in tickets for kids as young as 6 as number of campus officers has increased By TERRENCE STUTZ Dallas Morning News AUSTIN – Students in Dallas and other urban … Continue reading →

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Zero Tolerance – A Comic

Posted on January 8, 2011 by Suspensionstories

A terrific group of youth participated in a 5 session comic workshop series this past year. The series was sponsored by Project NIA, the Jane Addams Hull House Museum, and the Chicago Freedom School. The teaching artist was Rachel Williams. … Continue reading →

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Youth Activists Challenge the School to Prison Pipeline: A Panel Discussion

Posted on January 1, 2011 by Suspensionstories

Youth Activists Challenge the School to Prison Pipeline from Mariame Kaba on Vimeo. Project NIA partnered with the Mansfield Institute for Social Justice at Roosevelt University to organize a panel of youth activists discussing the school to prison pipeline on … Continue reading →

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Update on 5th Grader Who Was Suspended for Peppermint Oil

Posted on December 14, 2010 by Suspensionstories

Here is another example of “zero tolerance” policies run amok from Long Island where a 5th grader was suspended for bringing peppermint oil to school. Administrators at a Long Island school suspended a 10-year-old girl for bringing peppermint oil to … Continue reading →

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6 Year Old Who Was Handcuffed To His Desk (Twice) Wins Lawsuit…

Posted on November 27, 2010 by Suspensionstories

You can watch a report summarizing the case of a 6 year old who was handcuffed to his desk twice. An article in Digital Journal does a terrific job of summarizing this case and its outcome. Here is the article … Continue reading →

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