Data Shows San Francisco’s Black Students Suspended at Extremely High Rates
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San Francisco has cut student suspensions by nearly a third in three years but continues to struggle with grossly disproportionate suspensions of black students.
South Florida Squeezes School-to-Prison Pipeline
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South Florida’s Broward County School Board voted unanimously to sign new rules, written by many hands, which are meant to drive down arrests and their unintended consequences in the state’s second most populous school district. The Nov. 5 Memorandum of Understanding approved by the school board has its signatories promise “appropriate responses and use of resources when responding to school-based misbehavior.”
OP-ED: When the Stupidity of Adults Hurts Kids
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No one should be allowed to possess the authority to act as a parent, but wield a sword of abuse and neglect on those in their charge.
Calif. Governor Kills Major School-Discipline Reform bill, Deferring to ‘Local Control’
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California Gov. Jerry Brown has upset school discipline reform advocates by vetoing a bill that would have made it tougher to transfer students to alternative “community” schools.
Family Seeks Change in Law to Protect Students
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The government has a duty to protect prisoners from harm.
It also has a duty to protect people who have been involuntarily committed for mental health treatment.
Discovery Imminent in Mississippi School-to-Prison Allegations
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Official interviews and evidence gathering will start soon in Meridian, Miss., a year after federal officials accused several agencies of operating a schoolhouse-to-jailhouse pipeline.
OP-ED: Why Zero Tolerance Means More Kids in Jail
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The United States imprisons more people than any other country — and a staggering number are juveniles. Sadly, our school system is contributing to the problem. Too many children are denied their right to a quality education and instead set on a path toward failure and incarceration.
L.A. Mission College Gets At-Risk Youth Back on Track
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From Daily News, Los Angeles (MCT)
For Javier Franco, it’s a long way from Columbus Street to precalculus at L.A. Mission College. A member of the notorious Columbus Street Gang, which just received an injunction because of street crimes including drug dealing and murder, the 27-year-old Panorama City student had served long stints in Folsom State Prison. Then he found moral guidance from a former prizefighter at Communities in Schools in North Hills, a welding job through an apprenticeship at Laborers’ Local 300 — and hope at the Sylmar community college that he could someday succeed. “Deep inside, the gang life, the prison life, wasn’t for me,” declared Franco, gazing out over the school that sent its soccer forward over many remedial math hurdles. “I always wanted much more.
SPLC Lawsuit Alleges Controversial Alabama ‘School Choice’ Law is Unconstitutional
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The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) filed a lawsuit alleging that Alabama's controversial ‘School Choice’ law is unconstitutional.
