The School to Prison Pipeline is a nationwide system of local, state and federal education and public safety policies that pushes students out of school and into the criminal justice system. This system disproportionately targets youth of color and youth with disabilities. Inequities in areas such as school discipline, policing practices, high-stakes testing and the prison industry contribute to the pipeline.
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http://www.nyclu.org/schooltoprison
I was told by a conference presenter last year - he is from NYC - that a children's park in Harlem or Bed Stuy has a "play jail." Some of the neighborhood residents removed it or tried to get it removed and the city of New York refused to do so. Obviously, it is one small way to get Black children acclimated to being locked up.
sharon1349 1 year ago