School-to-Prison Pipeline

The Key To Reducing School Suspensions? Treat Kids With Empathy, Says Study

Here's one way to help kids stay in school.
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These School Districts Have More Security Guards Than Counselors

Many of America’s biggest school districts have prioritized security officers over counselors. In Houston, that means there’s only one counselor for every 1,288 students.
By Matt Barnum, The 74

Charter Schools Are Suspending Kids More Than Other Schools, And That's A Problem

School suspensions contribute to the school-to-prison pipeline.
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Jarring New Video Shows A School Police Officer Kicking A Black Teen

This time, it was in Baltimore.
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U.N. Experts Seem Horrified By How American Schools Treat Black Children

Schools have a lot of work to do.
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An Epidemic Of Questionable Arrests By School Police

Soul-searching in San Bernardino County over campus cops’ tactics and attitudes
By Susan Ferriss, The Center for Public Integrity

California Has Become A Nationwide Leader In Better School Discipline Practices

Listen up, states.
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Students Protest Firing Of Spring Valley High School Officer

Deputy Ben Fields was fired this week for violently arresting a black 16-year-old student.
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The Assault At Spring Valley High Shows The School-To-Prison Pipeline In Action

Aren't school resource officers supposed to keep kids safe?
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Handcuffing Little Kids May Not Be 'Reasonable,' Says Obama DOJ

School resource officers, DOJ lawyers wrote, "must respect the constitutional and statutory rights of the citizens they serve."
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