All posts tagged "school to prison pipeline"

Breaking walls, building bridges: A call for restorative justice in school discipline

Schools can create a culture of accountability, healing and growth that benefits everyone involved.

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Once a ‘badass Latina’ and handcuffed schoolboys, they now push for juvenile justice reform

Personal experiences in the juvenile justice system shapes their advocacy of justice reform.

school police debate: school security guard looks out over cafeteria full of students

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Wisconsin district debates the effects of terminating school police

Madison is one of about 49 public school districts nationwide that, according to Education Week, have trimmed or eliminated school policing programs since...

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Four non-negotiables for placing school resource officers in schools

School resource officers can be strong partners in the work to reduce school violence in many communities. However, a school resource officer...

JJIE HUB Latest: Juvenile Juctice Center modern red brick and cement building with black sign

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JJIE Resource Hub: Federal funds to slash student suspensions; trying adults as children; and other topics

Unspent American Rescue Plan funds to lower the number of students who wind up in the juvenile justice system. The impact of...

Student punishment: young girl leans against wall alone in school hallway

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Preventing needless punishments, including student arrests, demands new approaches as classes resume

A June 2021 report from the U.S. Department of Education found that, from the 2015-16 through 2017-18 school years, there was a...

A school district added its name to police car for officers assigned to its schools,

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From the Bureaus

Amid nationwide debate about police in schools, a few districts recently disbanded those units

For Madeline Borrelli, a special education teacher in Brooklyn, N.Y., having NYPD-trained law enforcement officers in schools is a cut-and-dry issue: “School...

Arrested Learning report cover; high school entrance shown through security gate

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Arrested Learning: A Survey of Youth Experiences of Police and Security at School

A new report uses results from a national survey of students to discuss the experiences they have with police in their schools.

Stop Pruning the Branches of a Racist System in Schools, Youth Centers

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Marginalized Youth Need Real Change in Schools, Courts, Other Systems

Black and brown students are caught in a system that does not educate or rehabilitate them. We punish them for their failure...

disability: cheerful boy with disability in chair with tray in front of him with toy

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Behavioral Challenges Can Push Youth With Disabilities Into School-to-Prison Pipeline

Who are youth with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD)? The population of youth with IDD is vast. In 2018-19, the number of...

Macon: Man in suit talks to class, some students have their hands up.

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Macon’s School-justice Partnership Vulnerable To Pandemic Effects, Change In Leadership

Bibb County District Attorney David Cooke first heard about school-justice partnerships five years ago on the other side of the country, at...

rethinking role of juvenile justice system report; graphic of school desks on blue background

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Rethinking the Role of the Juvenile Justice System: Improving Youth’s School Attendance and Educational Outcomes

This new brief from the Council of State Governments (CSG) Justice Center discusses findings from an unprecedented research study on the impact...

Higher education in prison improvement grants; Books on a table in prison

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Higher Education in Prison Improvement Program Grants

GRANT FOCUS: Higher Education, Education in Prison, Incarcerated Youth | Amount: $250,000 - $1,000,000 | Deadline: Aug. 21, 2020 (Registration); Aug. 28,...

School Resource Officer report; armed security officer in school hallway

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The Presence of School Resource Officers in America’s Schools

The presence of law enforcement in schools has been a controversial issue for decades. Rather than preventing crime, SROs have been linked...

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North Carolina’s Raise the Age Law Highlights How Schools Handle Discipline

“We don’t know how many students are casualties of a racist system, in which they are punished for being in their bodies,...

Raise the Age: Standing white-haired man in dark suit talks to small audience.

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Raise the Age Is No Panacea for North Carolina Youth

Issues raised by the school-to-prison pipeline in North Carolina can’t be pinpointed to just one factor. But, said Peggy Nicholson of the...

beyond suspensions report; young disable black student working on tablet at desk

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Beyond Suspensions: Examining School Discipline Policies & Connections to the School-to-Prison Pipeline for Students of Color w/ Disabilities

The U.S. Commission on Civil Rights investigates school discipline policies and practices across the nation which adversely and disproportionately affect students of...

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Why Wyoming Is Using After-school Programs to Keep Kids Out of School-to-prison Pipeline

In 2013, the Wyoming Afterschool Alliance (WYAA) became interested in understanding the school-to-prison pipeline based on the alarming statistics that we were...

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How SRO Programs Can Actually Divert Youth from Pipeline

Like it or not, cops in schools are here to stay. The question is: How do we do it right? An important...

OPINION Young black girl peers over empty white space grasping top edge with hands

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