Bullies in Blue: The Origins and Consequences of School Policing
This report from the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) is intended to shed light on the origins of school policing as well as the real…
Institutionalized Bullying: Expanding beyond Peer Bullying
DRUM (Desis Rising Up and Moving) offers this youth-based workshop to develop an understanding of institutionalized racism, recognize the systemic framework of oppression in schools…
Let Her Learn: A Toolkit to Stop School Push Out for Girls of Color
Schools are unfairly pushing girls out. They suspend girls for minor stuff—like going against strict dress codes or “talking back.” In general, schools suspend Black,…
Policing America’s Schools: An Education Week Analysis– Which Students Are Arrested the Most?
In the 2013-14 school year, nearly 70,000 students were arrested in a small share of America's public schools — about 8,000 schools. While every state…
The California School Safety Toolkit First Edition
The overarching purpose of the School Safety Toolkit is to establish an outcome-based framework and methods for assessing any school or district’s safety system with…
Boston Public Schools Student Rights App
The Boston Student Advisory Council (BSAC) created the Boston Student Rights App which was designed by and for students of the Boston Public Schools. The…
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The High Cost of Harsh Discipline and Disparate Impact
This report carefully and conservatively quantifies the costs of suspension in two highly populated states, Florida and California, and for the nation.
School Climate and Discipline: Federal Efforts
In Summer 2011, Education Secretary Duncan and Attorney General Holder announced the launch of a collaborative project—the Supportive School Discipline Initiative (Initiative)—between the U.S. Departments of Education…
Children in Crisis: Police Response to Students in Emotional Distress
This brief, released by Advocates for Children of New York, analyzes data reported by the NYPD showing that Black students are significantly over-represented in NYPD “child…
The Right to Remain A Student
A disturbing trend has emerged in California—police officers are stationed in schools and are replacing educators as disciplinarians for minor offenses and student behavior issues.…