National Resolution for Ending School Pushout

Over 200 organizations and individuals have signed on to support the Dignity in Schools Campaign National Resolution for Ending School Pushout, a call to action for our school systems to end the harsh disciplinary policies and law enforcemnet tactics that push too many young people out of school. The National Resolution calls for schools to create positive climates for learning and adopt alternative approaches to discipline that protect the human rights of all young people.

We will continue gathering signatures for the Resolution as we support local and national action to end school pushout over the next year.  Email us to add your name or organization. 

 

Release Activities

Parents, educators, youth, policy and legal advocates are raising awareness in their schools and communities by presenting the Resolution to their school boards, state legislators and federal policy-makers, and disseminating the Resolution at local events, on radio programs and at community meetings.  Here are some examples of our latest activities:

  • Dec 17: DSC-LA Chapter participates in Youth Justice Center March for Justice in Los Angeles

 

Video Series - Voices from the Dignity in Schools Campaign

Voices from the Dignity in Schools Campaign - Damekia Morgan from NESRI on Vimeo.

The DSC is releasing a series of video testimonies from participants at the June 2009 DSC Conference in Chicago, where the National Resolution was drafted.  The first video testimony in our series is from Damekia Morgan, Parent Organizer at Families and Friends of Louisiana's Incarcerated Children (FFLIC), a member organization of the DSC and a signatory to the National Resolution. 

Click here for more information about release activities and to access radio interviews and blogs from local and national organizations talking about the Resolution and their local work to end pushout.

 

Take Action in Your Community

  • Distribute the Resolution in your community - Sample Cover Letter
  • Urge your state and local policy-makers to use Raise to Top Funds for creating positive school climates and discipline - Fact Sheet and Nov 24 Press Release on Race to the Top Funds from DSC and Southern Poverty Law Center

 

Resources on Pushout and Human Rights