Join Soledad O'Brien and Bevy Smith for a conversation to explore the recurring injustice Black people face in America and how we can rally our community to affect positive change.
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BETNetworks
February 28, 2021
"Zero-tolerance" policies criminalize minor infractions of school rules, while cops in school lead to students being criminalized for behavior that should be handled inside the school. Students of color are especially vulnerable to push-out trends and the discriminatory application of discipline. This infographic contains important data points.
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This article covers, that while not ideal in many respects, the shift to online learning placed adolescents in the USA out of the reach of harsh school disciplinary procedures (ie, zero-tolerance policies, out-of-school suspensions, expulsions, and law enforcement referrals), contributing to a drastic reduction in juvenile court referrals nationally. The school-to-prison pipeline paused.
Read ArticleThe Lancet Child & Adolescent Health
Sarah Vinson
September 17, 2020
This article covers the comments of speakers at a University of Richmond symposium that say schools have become places of trauma for students of color and help reinforce centuries of systemic racism by driving students into the criminal justice system.
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Associated Press
March 19, 2021
The 2023 State of America’s Children report summarizes the status of America’s children in 11 areas: child population, child poverty, income and wealth inequality, housing and homelessness, child hunger and nutrition, child health, early childhood, education, child welfare, youth justice, and gun violence.
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Jerri Chadwell
This article details how COVID-19 continues to impact the country. COVID-19 has brought many of the nation’s systemic inequities, including education inequities, to the forefront, and that includes the school-to-prison pipeline.
Read ArticleAmerican University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law
Violet Soliz
March 8, 2021
The amount of suspensions have increased in schools, especially for students of color. This article explains six different ways schools are handling this problem.
Read ArticleJustice Policy Institute
Libby Nelson & Dara Lind
2/24/2015
The article defines the school-to-prison pipeline and highlights the demographic of students involved in the pipeline. Concrete actions to avoid the Pipeline are also explained.
Read ArticleTeaching Tolerance
Marilyn Elias
July 5, 2013
This toolkit shares data on the implications of the school to prison pipeline of girls of color. Suggestions are provided on ways schools can become safer for girls of color.
Read ArticleNational Women’s Law Center
This video illustrates the school-to-prison pipeline and how that impacts the future for minority students.
Read ArticleThe Root
9/7/2017
This video explains how zero-tolerance policies have increased black students being suspended, expelled, and even arrested. Data is explained on the types of behaviors students display at school and the ways in which students are disciplined based on the color of their skin. CAUTION: Graphic Content
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1/11/2016
