School to Prison

Bronx Parents and Community Members Protest Harsh Disciplinary Procedures

Dinu Ahmed | Posted 05.16.2012

Read More: New York City Department of Education, Arrests, Education, Bronx, Incarceration, Discipline, School to Prison, School Safety, South Bronx, Education News
Dinu Ahmed

The Bronx-based groups argue that harsh and punitive disciplinary measures that remove children from the classroom for minor incidents only exacerbate the problem of school pushout, and differentially impact youth of color.

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New York City and the School-to-Prison Pipeline

Alan Singer | Posted 03.28.2012

Read More: Latinos, Public Schools, Metal Detectors, Rudy Giuliani, Lourdes LaGuardia High School, Performing Arts, School to Prison, Students, New York City, New York Civil Liberties Union, African Americans, New York Public Schools, Criminal Justice System, School Safety, New York News
Alan Singer

Metal detectors at school entrances make many New York City schools feel more like prisons than places where young people want to be and contribute to the sense that these are not a place where people are respected.

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Radley Balko

School Police Have Uncertain Impact On Student Arrests, Crime Prevention

HuffingtonPost.com | Radley Balko | Posted 12.21.2011

Read More: Juvenile Delinquency, Video, Education, Juvenile Crime, Crime, Incarceration, Prison, Incarceration Rates, Criminal Justice, Juvenile Dentention, School to Prison, Politics News

A headline-generating study, published in the journal Pediatrics this week, suggests that approximately one in three Americans is arrested before age ...

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Federal Initiative Launched To Narrow School-To-Prison Pipeline

Posted 09.20.2011

Read More: Texas, Department of Education, Department of Justice, Justice Department, Student Discipline, School Policies, Arne Duncan, Eric Holder, School to Prison, Education Reform, School Disciplinary Policies, School Discipline, Education Department, Education News

A new federal initiative will aim to curb the "school-to-prison" pipeline that students fall into, beginning with in-school disciplinary action that l...

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Federal Initiative Launched To Narrow School-To-Prison Pipeline

Posted 09.20.2011

Read More: Texas, Department of Education, Department of Justice, Justice Department, Student Discipline, School Policies, Arne Duncan, Eric Holder, School to Prison, Education Reform, School Disciplinary Policies, School Discipline, Education Department, Education News

A new federal initiative will aim to curb the "school-to-prison" pipeline that students fall into, beginning with in-school disciplinary action that l...

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