The growing trend of harsh school discipline practices such as suspension, expulsions, and zero tolerance policies in public schools do more to increase student involvement in the criminal justice system than to correct or curb behavior.The report, Breaking Schools' Rules: A Statewide Study of How School Discipline Relates to Students' Success and Juvenile Justice Involvement, conducted by the Council of State Governments, found that when students are suspended or expelled, the likelihood that they will repeat a grade, not graduate, and/or become involved in the juvenile justice system increases significantly. It also found that African American students and children with particular educational disabilities who qualify for special education were suspended and expelled at especially high rates.
Join us for panel discussions about the impact of school discipline policies and solutions to dismantling the School-to-Prison Pipeline. Attendees will hear testimony from parents, teachers and students and are encouraged to participate in discussions about solutions with key local elected leaders, clergy and community leaders.
Light refreshments will be served.