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What the DOJ Can’t Do on School Discipline Reform
by Julianne Hing on April 3 2013, 1:35PM
The Department of Justice could push the Meridian, Miss., school district to dismantle its school-to-prison pipeline. How will a history of racist violence
Topics: Schools & Youth
Civil Rights Groups Issue School Security Plan—Without the Guns
by Julianne Hing on March 29 2013, 1:05PM
In the wake of the Sandy Hook massacre, calls for more police and armed guards abound. But to keep kids safe we need to look at the roots of violence and start there, say civil rights groups.
Topics: /NOW Blog, School-to-Prison, Schools & Youth
DOJ Files Landmark Agreement to Curb Meridian, Miss.’s School-to-Prison Pipeline
by Julianne Hing on March 22 2013, 2:17PM
“For Mississippi it’s really a glorious day.”
Topics: /NOW Blog, School-to-Prison, Schools & Youth
New Study Finds a Dramatic Drop in Youth Incarceration Rates
by Julianne Hing on March 1 2013, 9:00AM
Thanks to falling youth crime rates and cash-strapped states (seriously), juveniles are less likely to land in prison. But when it comes to racial disparities, the devil remains in the details.
Topics: Criminal Justice, School-to-Prison, Schools & Youth
Denver’s Plugging Up Its School-to-Prison Pipeline
by Julianne Hing on February 21 2013, 10:12AM
In the aftermath of the Sandy Hook Elementary massacre, elected officials, pundits and gun lobbyists have been calling for more police in schools. So why is Denver doing its own thing?
Topics: School-to-Prison, Schools & Youth
Florida’s School-to-Prison Pipeline Is Largest in the Nation
by Julianne Hing on February 12 2013, 10:07AM
As talking back to your teacher increasingly leads to misdemeanor criminal charges, experts say the arrests have lifelong consequences.
Topics: School-to-Prison, Schools & Youth
Obama’s Gun Control Plan Could Worsen School-to-Prison Pipeline
by Julianne Hing on January 16 2013, 3:14PM
Beware the neutral-sounding language, civil rights advocates warn.
Topics: /NOW Blog, School-to-Prison, Schools & Youth
ACLU Tells Joe Biden: More Police in Schools Don’t Make Them Safer
by Julianne Hing on January 15 2013, 1:20PM
Biden’s White House task force on curbing gun violence is set to release its recommendations soon, and advocacy groups urge against repeating past mistakes.
Topics: /NOW Blog, School-to-Prison, Schools & Youth
Tennessee Signs Landmark DOJ Agreement to Right Its Juvenile Justice Wrongs
by Julianne Hing on December 19 2012, 1:57PM
The Shelby County juvenile justice system is especially and disproportionately harsh on black kids, while denying kids of all races their basic due process rights.
Topics: Criminal Justice, /NOW Blog, Schools & Youth
The School-to-Prison Pipeline Gets Its First-Ever Airing in the Senate
by Julianne Hing on December 13 2012, 9:54AM
Wednesday’s Judiciary Committee hearing comes on the heels of a Justice Department suit against Meridian, Miss., where school officials are charged with routinely locking kids up for petty offenses.
Topics: Criminal Justice, School-to-Prison, Schools & Youth
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Could Your Kid Be Thrown In Jail For Wearing the Wrong Socks? [Reader Forum]
by Nia King on December 3 2012, 8:42AM
Colorlines readers respond to the shocking details of a Mississippi school-to-prison pipeline.
Topics: School-to-Prison, Schools & Youth
The Shocking Details of a Mississippi School-to-Prison Pipeline
by Julianne Hing on November 26 2012, 9:34AM
Wearing the wrong color socks, talking back to a teacher and being late are all infractions that landed Cedric Green in jail. The Justice Department says there are many more students like him.
Topics: Criminal Justice, School-to-Prison, Schools & Youth
DOJ Sues Mississippi for Its Egregious School-to-Prison Pipeline
by Julianne Hing on October 24 2012, 1:03PM
The city of Meridian can’t violate the due process rights of youth in its juvenile justice system, the federal government says.
Topics: Criminal Justice, /NOW Blog, Schools & Youth
Louisiana School Psychologist: ‘Young Black Thugs Who Won’t Follow the Law Need to Be Put Down’
by Jorge Rivas on May 22 2012, 1:51PM
“Young Black Thugs who won’t follow the law need to be put down not incarcerated. Put down like the Dogs they are!” read one tweet made by Mark Traina, the Jefferson Parish school psychologist, who has worked with alternative schools and in central administration.
Topics: /NOW Blog, Schools & Youth
Another 6-Yr.-Old in Handcuffs? Harry Belafonte on Child Incarceration
by Channing Kennedy on April 24 2012, 8:29AM
In light of Florida kindergartener Salecia Johnson’s classroom arrest, here’s more from our interview session with Harry Belafonte, in which he discusses his fight to end child incarceration.
Topics: Criminal Justice, Harry Belafonte, Schools & Youth
Study: Black Students Suspended More For Small Infractions
by Jorge Rivas on October 12 2011, 10:50AM
Black students are more likely be suspended for using cell phones and offering public displays of affection, according to a new report from the National Education Policy Center.
Topics: Schools & Youth
School Suspensions Skyrocket for Black and Latino Students
by Naima Ramos-Chapman on September 30 2010, 4:10PM
School suspensions may be setting black students on a course, and it’s not to class.
Topics: Schools & Youth
Middle Schools Are Disciplining Kids by Throwing Them Away
by Michelle Chen on September 14 2010, 10:35AM
School suspension rates are climbing, particularly among black girls.
Topics: On Gender, Schools & Youth
Classroom to Courtroom: Lawsuit Tackles Rhode Island’s Court for ‘Wayward’ Students
by Michelle Chen on March 30 2010, 6:15AM
Rhode Island wants its kids to stay in school. Or else. The American Civil Liberties Union filed a lawsuit on Monday charging that the state’s anti-truancy policy not only ignores children’s legitimate reasons for not attending school, but subjects…
Topics: Schools & Youth
Classroom as Hostile Territory: Stopping School “Push Out”
by Michelle Chen on December 5 2009, 9:40AM
Schools are supposed to offer children in struggling communities a pathway to better prospects, but they’re increasingly becoming instruments of exclusion. A coalition civil rights and community groups has launched a national campaign against school “push out.” It’s a…
Topics: Criminal Justice, Schools & Youth
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