School to Prison Pipeline Awareness @prison_pipeline

School to Prison Pipeline - Resources for Parents and Stakeholders: childrenslawky.org/school-to-pris…

The Advancement Project - School to Prison Pipeline (Legislation Information): advancementproject.org/issues/stpp/

Counselors, Not Cops: dignityinschools.org/wp-content/upl…

The UCLA Civil Rights Project - Ending the School to Prison Pipeline: civilrightsproject.ucla.edu/resources/proj…

School to Prison Pipeline Toolkit (includes teaching resources): nyclu.org/sites/default/…

American Civil Liberties "Police Free Schools Symposium": aclu.org/video/want-pol…

What can schools do? Schools can avoid overusing disciplinary policies, only utilizing them as a last resort. Schools can hire more teachers of color, counselors, and support staff. Rather than using suspension/ expulsion, schools should send students to counselors/support staff.

"How to End the School to Prison Pipeline" Podcast with Dr. Rosemarie Allen: aclu.org/podcast/how-en…

Restorative Practice vs. Zero Tolerance Policies

8.6% of public school students identify as having a disability, yet they make up 32% of youth detention halls. About 1 in 4 black children with disabilities were suspended at least once, versus 1 in 11 white students: learningforjustice.org/magazine/sprin…

This issue mainly impacts students of color and students with disabilities. For instance, African-American students are 3.5 times more likely than their white peers to be suspended or expelled, according to a study by the U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights.

What are the causes of the School to Prison Pipeline? The main factors include: zero tolerance policies, police presence in schools, racial bias, lack of support for students labelled as "troublemakers", and lack of funding for support staff and counselors.

What is the School to Prison Pipeline? It is a prominent trend of schools utilizing disciplinary policies, which often disproportionately impact students of color than their white counterparts, that often push students towards the criminal justice system.