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From Rigid To Responsive:Better Approaches to School Discipline
COSEBOC Webinar SeriesDecember 5, 2012
Jason SinocruzAdvancement
Project
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AGENDA1. What is Advancement Project?2. Background Information on Zero
Tolerance and the School-to-Prison Pipeline
3. Advancement Project’s Local Work4. National Attention on School
Discipline Reform5. What Can You Do?
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WHAT IS ADVANCEMENT PROJECT?
Racial justice civil rights organization based in Washington, D.C.
Ending the Schoolhouse to Jailhouse Track Project
Work with grassroots groups to end the school-to-prison pipeline in their communities.
Aim to change the national conversation on STPP.
Provide resources and best practices on school discipline.
Active in more than a dozen sites, including (but not limited to) New York, Pennsylvania, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, and Colorado.
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AGENDA1. What is Advancement Project?2. Background Information on Zero
Tolerance and the School-to-Prison Pipeline
3. Advancement Project’s Local Work4. National Attention on School
Discipline Reform5. What Can You Do?
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1980s: “Zero Tolerance”
drug policies
ORIGINS OF “ZERO TOLERANCE”
1990s: Columbine tragedy –
“zero tolerance”
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RE-CHARACTERIZATION OF STUDENT BEHAVIOR
“Battery”Pushing & shoving
Swiping headphones
Talking back
“Theft” or “robbery”
“Disorderly conduct”
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BILLION$ OF WA$TED DOLLAR$
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DEFINITION:The policies and
practices that are directly and indirectly pushing students out
of school and on a pathway to prison.
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WHO ARE WE ARRESTING?
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AGENDA1. What is Advancement Project?2. Background Information on Zero
Tolerance and the School-to-Prison Pipeline
3. Advancement Project’s Local Work4. National Attention on School
Discipline Reform5. What Can You Do?
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A MOVEMENT EMERGES…– Parent and student resistance– District reform– State legislative reform– Federal attention
In response, there is now a national movement around the elimination of these harsh policies and practices.
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CHICAGO PARTNER:VOICES OF YOUTH INCHICAGO EDUCATION
(VOYCE)In the last year:1. Brought attention to overly punitive
disciplinary fines imposed by prominent charter network.
2. Edited discipline code with following key provisions:1. Reduced number of days students could
be suspended for certain minor acts.2. Eliminated automatic 10 day suspension
for worst offenses.
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PHILADELPHIAPARTNER:YOUTH UNITED FOR
CHANGE (YUC)
In the last few years:1. Published report on zero tolerance
problem within local schools.2. Revised discipline code with following
provisions:1. No more out-of-school suspensions for
unreasonable behaviors (e.g. dress code violations).
2. Added protections for gender expression.
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DENVERPARTNER:PADRES Y JOVENES
UNIDOSIn the past five years:1. Rewrote the discipline code.2. Implemented restorative justice program.3. Passed statewide law on “Smarter School
Discipline.”4. In the process of:
1. Rewriting the memorandum of understanding between police and district.
2. Aligning the new discipline code with new state law.
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DENVER PUBLIC SCHOOLS2007-08 School Year
10,161Out-of-School Suspensions
2011-12 School Year6,076
Out-of-School Suspensions
DOWN40%
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BALTIMORE PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Suspensions
New Discipline Code
DOWN63%
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STATE OF FLORIDAReferrals
DOWN12,000
Between 2004-05 and 2010-11
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AGENDA1. What is Advancement Project?2. Background Information on Zero
Tolerance and the School-to-Prison Pipeline
3. Advancement Project’s Local Work4. National Attention on School
Discipline Reform5. What Can You Do?
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NATIONAL ATTENTION ON SCHOOL DISCIPLINE REFORM
IN 2012 Advancement Project Regional Action
Camps School-Justice Partnership Summit Department of Justice lawsuit in
Meridian, Mississippi Dignity in Schools Campaign – call for
moratorium on out-of-school suspensions
Ed Week series on school discipline Senate Subcommittee Hearing on
School-to-Prison Pipeline by Senator Durbin (D-IL)
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AGENDA1. What is Advancement Project?2. Background Information on Zero
Tolerance and the School-to-Prison Pipeline
3. Advancement Project’s Local Work4. National Attention on School
Discipline Reform5. What Can You Do?
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WHAT CAN YOU DO?
• Learn more about the School-to-Prison pipeline.
Visit the Digital Library at http://www.advancementproject.org
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WHAT CAN YOU DO?
• Look to the Advancement Project Action Kit for models of good discipline policy and examples of how to collect good data.
See http://www.stopschoolstojails.org for more information
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• Collect and report disaggregated and thorough school discipline data.
• Use the data to track successes, areas for improvement, and develop alternative practices.
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WHAT CAN YOU DO?
U.S. Department of Education Civil Rights Data Collection:
Visit http://ocrdata.ed.gov/ to look up information on your area
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• Create or revise the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between your schools and local law enforcement agencies.
WHAT CAN YOU DO?
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WHAT CAN YOU DO?
• Seek changes to applicable local, county, and state laws and policies
• Reduce/end overuse of suspensions, expulsions, and arrests in schools
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25 CLASSROOM & IN-SCHOOL ALTERNATIVES TO SUSPENSIONS,
EXPULSIONS, AND ARRESTS • Reminder and/or re-direction • Re-teaching of expectations
and skills • Student/teacher conference • Loss of privileges • Role-play • Written apology • Mini-course/training on
topics such as conflict resolution, anger management, social skills, or appropriate behavior
• Time-out/chill-out period • Reflective essay or other
reflective activity • Independent study • Parental outreach • Student/teacher/parent
conference • Detention • Referral to after-school
program
• Saturday School • Restorative practices, such
as peace circles • Referral to support staff,
such as guidance counselor, social worker, or nurse
• Self-charting of behaviors • Daily report card on
behavior, task completion, and achievement
• Referral to an in-school suspension center or support center
• Restitution • Community service • Mentoring • Modified/adjusted schedule,
including changes to the student’s overall schedule or course content
• Referral to community-based services
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• Leverage budgetary authority• Divert funding used for law
enforcement personnel and security infrastructure to:
WHAT CAN YOU DO?
–Prevention and intervention measures such as restorative justice.–Social workers,
school psychologists, and guidance counselors.
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• Listen to and prioritize input from community members, parents, and especially youth.
• Create regular and productive opportunities for administrators, parents, and students to engage in meaningful dialogue about school discipline.
WHAT CAN YOU DO?
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AGENDA1. What is Advancement Project?2. Background Information on Zero
Tolerance and the School-to-Prison Pipeline
3. Advancement Project’s Local Work4. National Attention on School
Discipline Reform5. What Can You Do?
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FOR MORE INFORMATION . . .
• Go to:
www.advancementproject.org
www.stopschoolstojails.org
• Contact info:Jason Sinocruz, Staff [email protected]
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