The School to Prison Pipeline Today by

The School to Prison Pipeline Today by https://padlet.com/alexeshoo/wrrfw2csjtfckogo What does the school to prison pipeline look like today, and how can we shift the pipeline to funnel students from prisons back into schools (Prison to School Pipeline). Read the directions in the first column and respond to one of the questions along with commenting on another student's post. 3 points for a post, and 2 points for a comment. en-us 2020-09-21 22:31:43 UTC 2024-10-10 18:18:17 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/2696.png alexeshoo https://padlet.com/alexeshoo/wrrfw2csjtfckogo/wish/766569574 2020-09-22 01:57:05 UTC https://padlet.com/alexeshoo/wrrfw2csjtfckogo/wish/766569574 alexeshoo https://padlet.com/alexeshoo/wrrfw2csjtfckogo/wish/766572311 Find an article or provide a personal anecdote about the school to prison pipeline in your local community, Berkeley, or your country. This can be about how certain school policies are contributing to the pipeline or what is being done to dismantle it. ]]> 2020-09-22 01:58:12 UTC https://padlet.com/alexeshoo/wrrfw2csjtfckogo/wish/766572311 alexeshoo https://padlet.com/alexeshoo/wrrfw2csjtfckogo/wish/766575717 What are some feasible and effective alternatives to harsh punishment? What can individuals and school districts do to dismantle the school-to-prison pipeline? Feel free to build on each other's ideas to come up with a clearer picture as to what your ideal school would look like!]]> 2020-09-22 01:59:39 UTC https://padlet.com/alexeshoo/wrrfw2csjtfckogo/wish/766575717 alexeshoo https://padlet.com/alexeshoo/wrrfw2csjtfckogo/wish/766576672 Hello everyone! Welcome to the second Padlet. This Padlet will focus on the current climate surrounding the school to prison pipeline. Here are some thoughts going into answering the questions: Have you or someone you know been subject to school punishments that negatively impacted your/their ability to thrive in the classroom? Can you think of any examples of where a punitive response to school misbehavior is better than a response that focuses on rehabilitation and growth? We challenge you to look at all sides of this nuanced issue and address the concerns of students, policy makers and schools in your responses. Please be respectful of other students ideas, experiences, and opinions :) ]]> 2020-09-22 01:59:59 UTC https://padlet.com/alexeshoo/wrrfw2csjtfckogo/wish/766576672 dianaqing https://padlet.com/alexeshoo/wrrfw2csjtfckogo/wish/766721738 For inspiration, feel free to look at these slides!]]> 2020-09-22 03:00:38 UTC https://padlet.com/alexeshoo/wrrfw2csjtfckogo/wish/766721738 dianaqing https://padlet.com/alexeshoo/wrrfw2csjtfckogo/wish/766731505 Examples of effective measures some cities and states have already implemented as an alternative to punishment.]]> 2020-09-22 03:06:37 UTC https://padlet.com/alexeshoo/wrrfw2csjtfckogo/wish/766731505 dianaqing https://padlet.com/alexeshoo/wrrfw2csjtfckogo/wish/766733053 2020-09-22 03:07:31 UTC https://padlet.com/alexeshoo/wrrfw2csjtfckogo/wish/766733053 davidlong1 https://padlet.com/alexeshoo/wrrfw2csjtfckogo/wish/768296199 Feel free to add any additional videos, articles, audio, or graphics about the school to prison pipeline here!]]> 2020-09-22 14:20:46 UTC https://padlet.com/alexeshoo/wrrfw2csjtfckogo/wish/768296199 Video viewing: https://padlet.com/alexeshoo/wrrfw2csjtfckogo/wish/774148023 Hi all! The audio on the above video for some reason is not working unless you click the button under the video that looks like the image below; then it should work.]]> 2020-09-24 00:34:06 UTC https://padlet.com/alexeshoo/wrrfw2csjtfckogo/wish/774148023 Report mwald https://padlet.com/alexeshoo/wrrfw2csjtfckogo/wish/777642804 2020-09-24 21:26:51 UTC https://padlet.com/alexeshoo/wrrfw2csjtfckogo/wish/777642804 karlaaguilar2 https://padlet.com/alexeshoo/wrrfw2csjtfckogo/wish/777993814 Yes. When my brother was in eighth grade, he was suspended for disrespecting his teacher. He was suspended for over a month because the administration did not want him participating in the end of the year activities. This was not the first time he was suspended, so I think that’s why they suspended him for a very long time. However, his punishment was unfair. My brother has a 504 plan, meaning that the school administration agreed to provide extra support for my brother. The school never followed through with their agreements. My brother is diagnosed with Bipolar Disorder and ADHD, and he did not receive help from his teachers, so I understand why he acted the way he did. He was wrong, and he did deserved a punishment, but not week long suspensions. This hurt his grades tremendously. When he was younger, the program leader of an after school program he was in called the police on him because they thought he was trying to steal a Chromebook. This is what my brother claims happened: His class was upstairs using the Chromebook, and it was time for them to join the other classes downstairs, in the multi-purpose room. He asked his program leader if he can continue to use it when they got downstairs and she said yes, so he put it in his backpack with the rest of his school supplies to carry it down. When he got their, the other program leader asked where the Chromebook was, and my brother’s program leader said it was in his backpack. Instantly, she called the police. The police arrived, grabbed his backpack, and took out the Chromebook. My brother cried, he didn’t know what was going on. Because of that incident, he was terrified of police for a while.]]> 2020-09-25 01:10:42 UTC https://padlet.com/alexeshoo/wrrfw2csjtfckogo/wish/777993814 Helpful Article weilihu https://padlet.com/alexeshoo/wrrfw2csjtfckogo/wish/778077568 A helpful article I found that summarizes the relationship between School-to-Prison Pipeline and race, it also discusses alternatives! ]]> 2020-09-25 01:52:24 UTC https://padlet.com/alexeshoo/wrrfw2csjtfckogo/wish/778077568 Immigration and School-to-Prison Pipeline weilihu https://padlet.com/alexeshoo/wrrfw2csjtfckogo/wish/778107273 I think it is interesting how immigration and school-to-prison pipeline is never connected; I found this interview that discusses this issue. It is from a few years ago however. I am not sure if this is that immigration is a more sensitive topic or that the this issue of incarceration is just not as prominent, as the padlet discussion showed from Thursday. ]]> 2020-09-25 02:08:21 UTC https://padlet.com/alexeshoo/wrrfw2csjtfckogo/wish/778107273 Baltimore City JHU Ideas jmoscow98 https://padlet.com/alexeshoo/wrrfw2csjtfckogo/wish/778222488 https://hub.jhu.edu/2019/10/04/schools-prisons-poverty-symposium/

This article has some interesting takes about how to address Baltimore's school to prison pipeline issue. I would categorize the solutions as twofold: first, divert funding from prisons to schools. The article provides clear statistical evidence to show how funding for prisons has been growing at a much higher rate than funding for schools since the 80s. That trend needs to be reversed. Additionally, engage in "trauma response" oriented policing centered around building relationships. Obviously, this is a huge issue that has taken on a lot more relevance in the last six months. The article was written in 2019, and its idea of "trauma response" policing is a lot less detailed than some current policy proposals in Baltimore today. ]]> 2020-09-25 03:09:34 UTC https://padlet.com/alexeshoo/wrrfw2csjtfckogo/wish/778222488 School-to-Prison Pipeline Can Be Dismantled Using Alternative Discipline Strategies chloerongyuguo https://padlet.com/alexeshoo/wrrfw2csjtfckogo/wish/778307119 Awesome article that I found that discusses the disadvantages of School-to-prison pipeline!]]> 2020-09-25 04:04:30 UTC https://padlet.com/alexeshoo/wrrfw2csjtfckogo/wish/778307119 New Jersey suryasunkavelli https://padlet.com/alexeshoo/wrrfw2csjtfckogo/wish/778358479 This article is interesting to me because in my home state New Jersey, improvement is being made in building programs to help youth find their way. New Jersey's wealth and racial disparity is particularly egregious, which leaves black children most vulnerable.]]> 2020-09-25 04:46:41 UTC https://padlet.com/alexeshoo/wrrfw2csjtfckogo/wish/778358479 Specialists who guide youth suryasunkavelli https://padlet.com/alexeshoo/wrrfw2csjtfckogo/wish/778362358 For lower income schools, especially with younger kids, it would be worth it to find specialists who can speak to kids who are acting up and guide them. They can be thought of as guidance counselors who don't deal with the academics of the student, but rather, they help cultivate the other aspects of a student's life. Building an army of these guidance counselors at lower income schools makes it easier for kids to get guidance and love from responsible adults.]]> 2020-09-25 04:50:03 UTC https://padlet.com/alexeshoo/wrrfw2csjtfckogo/wish/778362358 Oakland, CA reynalda https://padlet.com/alexeshoo/wrrfw2csjtfckogo/wish/778407818 I found these two articles about my hometown Oakland, CA. The first one focuses on the school to prison pipeline and how the teachers strike that occurred this past year is a small step in the right direction. The second article goes more in-depth about the school to prison pipeline in Oakland. It presents a pie chart that breaks down OUSD arrests in 2013. It shows that Black males receive more arrests than Hispanic and Asian males and Black females. ]]> 2020-09-25 05:26:46 UTC https://padlet.com/alexeshoo/wrrfw2csjtfckogo/wish/778407818 Community Service + Youth Guidance ethanchien https://padlet.com/alexeshoo/wrrfw2csjtfckogo/wish/778524226 I would admit that youth guidance could be seen as something youth will want to rebel against. This is why I think the youth guidance should not be someone hosted by someone older but rather a peer or a mentor figure. I think the host could be someone either similar age or slightly younger. This way youth may be more willing to participate and the guidance from the mentor could also relate to the youth more. I think community service is also a must because this is good for the community but also helps build youth's commitment to a certain work as well giving them a "punishment" for the petty crime.]]> 2020-09-25 07:00:46 UTC https://padlet.com/alexeshoo/wrrfw2csjtfckogo/wish/778524226 Alternatives to prvent School-to-prison-pipeline ppori34 https://padlet.com/alexeshoo/wrrfw2csjtfckogo/wish/778758698 In order to prevent the school-prison-pipeline, government or school districts need to analyze the existing school discipline policies and see how it affects the students by implementing these policies. It is a very important step because most of the polices are not fair for each student, and thus it creates them to be branded as a criminal. These furthermore affects them to be discouraged in their life. And, there are a few beneficial policies(social services-based truancy intervention programs, peer mediation, after-school programs, intensive guidance counseling, and conflict resolution programs), which contribute to the students being well off on their schools. However, these programs can’t eliminate the pipeline and there are still a few states who execute these. Additionally,

depending on the place of birth and the socioeconomic status, some of the students might have disadvantages in performing their academics, which can reinforce the school-to-prison pipeline. Therefore, education is a key factor not only to prevent harsh punishment but also to reduce segregation and pipeline. I personally think that schools should provide each student with equal opportunities of education whether or not they are punished. And, for the individual’s sides, they have to study with their passion and need to view education as a part of their life.

Moreover, here are some good organizations, campaigns, policies, advocates, which are helpful to dismantle the pipeline:

1. Tallulah Prison-to-School Conversion Campaign

2. MS Coalition for the Prevention of Schoolhouse 2 Jailhouse

3. Providing Support for State-Level Advocates to Challenge the School-to-Prison Pipeline

4. New York City Department of Education’s Impact Schools Policy

5. Challenging Discipline Policies and Practices in Florida Public Schools

Link: https://www.naacpldf.org/wp-content/uploads/Dismantling_the_School_to_Prison_Pipeline__Criminal-Justice__.pdf

Ideal school: No discrimination, cooperating schools

Link: © drubig-photo - fotolia.com

]]> 2020-09-25 10:37:34 UTC https://padlet.com/alexeshoo/wrrfw2csjtfckogo/wish/778758698 Seattle, WA cal0615 https://padlet.com/alexeshoo/wrrfw2csjtfckogo/wish/778850895 In my local community in Seattle there have been greater efforts to dismantle the school to prison pipeline in the past few years. The ACLU of Washington has been pushing for the end of zero tolerance policies, the use of school police to address misdemeanors, incarceration for “status offenses”, and laws that treat youths as adults in the criminal justice system. Their efforts are focused on providing treatment, opportunities for rehabilitation if needed, and community-based supports rather than juvenile incarceration that would harm the youths and their future. I think these efforts would definitely help in dismantling the school to prison pipeline in Seattle that black and other minority youths face. I am glad that ACLU and other local organizations such as Best Starts which is focused on King County have been actively raising awareness and combating this pipeline. ]]> 2020-09-25 11:55:37 UTC https://padlet.com/alexeshoo/wrrfw2csjtfckogo/wish/778850895 Dismantling the School-To-Prison Pipeline robertgerschultz https://padlet.com/alexeshoo/wrrfw2csjtfckogo/wish/780308748 The article attached below discusses several examples of young students being harshly punished for minor infractions, reasons for this, and possible solutions to this problem. One example it touches on is a seven year old from Maryland, who got suspended for shaping a Poptart into a gun. Another example this article gives is students from North Carolina being charged for "disorderly conduct" because a water balloon fight. These are just a few of the many examples across the country that can be given of students making small mistakes, yet their academic and even criminal records are being wrongfully tarnished because of them. Additionally, this article illustrates that having cops interfere with matters that should be dealt with by the school only, greatly furthers this school to prison pipeline as well. The article also discusses the struggles of being a teacher at a public school as it describes "another malfunctioning part in the pipeline: our paper tiger teachers. Over worked. Stressed out. Underpaid. Undervalued" and continues to pose the challenging question of "How do you restore power and authority to the teacher in the modern school setting without the presence of cops and security guards?" This problem has become a larger issue at poorly funded public schools, where teachers are having trouble controlling students that may act out. Ultimately, the article finishes with the idea that this school to prison pipeline cannot continue because the social cost of these punishments loom larger as reputation and your record become more and more important. ]]> 2020-09-25 18:06:45 UTC https://padlet.com/alexeshoo/wrrfw2csjtfckogo/wish/780308748 ppori98 https://padlet.com/alexeshoo/wrrfw2csjtfckogo/wish/780743957 First, one of the alternatives is to let students who have made mistakes remain after school, in order to have a one-on-one consultation with the teacher. Second, the homeroom teacher makes the student in trouble aware of their fault and sends a documented letter to the parents. Teachers make an appointment to meet with students and their parents. Third, it is a way to get students to do useful things in school, such as cleaning and volunteering. If students are punished for their faults by expelling or suspending school, the period of inactivity will be prolonged, making it harder for students to adjust to school life afterwards. Therefore, this punishment should not be enforced unless it is really necessary. In other words, rather than having a student quit their studies through suspension or expulsion with just one mistake, we should give younger students more chance to develop their potential. Therefore, rather than punishing them harshly, we need to focus on helping them survive in society without committing crimes. It is also a good idea to allocate more budget to schools that admit expelled students to protect and guide them in school education. Actually, it is the most important to provide additional programs to correct the bad behavior of students, such as counseling or civic education. It can prevent that re-entry students get expelled again and follow the pipeline to prison.]]> 2020-09-25 20:47:36 UTC https://padlet.com/alexeshoo/wrrfw2csjtfckogo/wish/780743957 "School-to-Prison Pipeline Can Be Dismantled Using Alternative Discipline Strategies" leeh316 https://padlet.com/alexeshoo/wrrfw2csjtfckogo/wish/781085402 This article discusses methods such as the On-Campus Intervention Program (OCIP) and Consistency Management and Cooperative Discipline (CMCD) program and how they are alternative approaches to punishment and expulsion that "have the ability to create a shift from a punitive learning environment to one that is warm and welcoming for all students".]]> 2020-09-26 03:18:08 UTC https://padlet.com/alexeshoo/wrrfw2csjtfckogo/wish/781085402 Oakland, California jerryli0273 https://padlet.com/alexeshoo/wrrfw2csjtfckogo/wish/781106924 In this article, a youth activist, George Galvis, describes his first encounter with early punishment: “I was 11. There was a fight and I got called to the office. The cop punched me in the face. I looked at my principal and he was just standing there, not saying anything. That totally broke my trust in school as a place that was safe for me.” It was very impactful to see Galvis describe the emotions that he felt when these early punishments were forced on him. ]]> 2020-09-26 04:00:56 UTC https://padlet.com/alexeshoo/wrrfw2csjtfckogo/wish/781106924 muddyspartan117 https://padlet.com/alexeshoo/wrrfw2csjtfckogo/wish/781131610 An idea that can be used instead of punishing kids is to have motivational speaker come in and discuss the implications and outcomes of negative decisions. These speakers could speak from personal experience and talk about why it's not worth it to get into altercations or into manners of the sort. Motivational speakers especially who were once in in the school to prison pipeline but have escaped or experienced to fullest would make good speakers. As for one they could relate to the kids who are going through it. They could give the kids tips on what todo and what not to do, in order to try prevent further negatives being implicated into a child's life]]> 2020-09-26 04:55:14 UTC https://padlet.com/alexeshoo/wrrfw2csjtfckogo/wish/781131610 jacobschillen https://padlet.com/alexeshoo/wrrfw2csjtfckogo/wish/781145713 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HoKkasEyDOI

This is an interesting video that talks about the origins of the school to prison pipeline and its current effects. It speaks notably about how even though juvenile crime rates have been decreasing, suspensions have almost doubled since the 1970's. Furthermore, even though cops had been placed in schools to prevent mass shootings like Columbine, they mostly just end up taking the disciplinary issues that schools do not want to face. ]]> 2020-09-26 05:31:34 UTC https://padlet.com/alexeshoo/wrrfw2csjtfckogo/wish/781145713 Richmond School to Prison Pipeline erikayang https://padlet.com/alexeshoo/wrrfw2csjtfckogo/wish/781148192 This is an infographic that highlights the city of Richmond's School to Prison Pipeline, which is a city nearby where I live. It shows the school offenses that students commit and the quantity of students that are in the free lunch program.]]> 2020-09-26 05:38:04 UTC https://padlet.com/alexeshoo/wrrfw2csjtfckogo/wish/781148192 Educational detention yjl7109 https://padlet.com/alexeshoo/wrrfw2csjtfckogo/wish/781178997 I think it is important to keep students who are acting up in school so that their decisions can be monitored. This can also encourage students to use their time and energy to focus on academics and creativities rather than on impulsive behavior. I think detention should be fun. Students would not change their ways if detention was just sitting in a classroom. Maybe detention would be more like an after-school club where students get to learn more creatively or interact with their classmates.]]> 2020-09-26 06:52:00 UTC https://padlet.com/alexeshoo/wrrfw2csjtfckogo/wish/781178997 my thoughts michelle_guo1 https://padlet.com/alexeshoo/wrrfw2csjtfckogo/wish/781242713 I think the most simple approach would be making sure there are appropriate and clear expectations and consequences in place to prevent misconduct. I still think that we as a society should hold students accountable for their behavior. But what is important is to teach them responsibility, respect and form the boundaries of acceptable behavior. Relying on suspension and expulsion as a last resort and should only be used for severe infractions. Equip staff with strategies to address problem behaviors while keeping students engaged in learning.]]> 2020-09-26 09:29:19 UTC https://padlet.com/alexeshoo/wrrfw2csjtfckogo/wish/781242713 dipit02 https://padlet.com/alexeshoo/wrrfw2csjtfckogo/wish/781271147 I believe that more than punishment, what solves the issue of misconduct by a student is the realization by the student that a wrong has been done and the impact his/her actions had on other people or the community as a whole(depending on the misconduct).
If only students could realize the effects their actions have and understand the difference between what is right and what is wrong could the incidence of misconducts be reduced, which in turn would help with the pipeline.
For this, each school could make mandatory certain classes based on ethics and the important of basic human values. What would also help is to shape the curriculum in such a way which promotes academics in a more collaborative way where students often work in groups so that they learn to respect and work with each other.
In cases where a minor misconduct has been made, the student should be given guidance from a child psychologist and can be recommended community service to give back and connect more with the community and its values. They can also be made to carry out an activity of self reflection for the act they took part in.
More more serious misconducts, they should be left with fewer privileges or increased coursework, and prison should only be a last resort for very serious cases of conducts like bringing a gun to school.]]> 2020-09-26 10:35:27 UTC https://padlet.com/alexeshoo/wrrfw2csjtfckogo/wish/781271147 lzyang2000 https://padlet.com/alexeshoo/wrrfw2csjtfckogo/wish/781482668 I think that education means more than just punishing students when they go out of way. Rehabitation programs need to be installed in the schools to make it easier for those students to get back to their normal life. No one wants to go down a path of crime if they can choose, but it it often against their own will. Thus if we can offer them a path out, I am sure that many students will take it. This includes counseling, learning programs, and even if it comes to it, financial support.
]]> 2020-09-26 15:56:59 UTC https://padlet.com/alexeshoo/wrrfw2csjtfckogo/wish/781482668 “A Real Crime” zhilinyan https://padlet.com/alexeshoo/wrrfw2csjtfckogo/wish/781775332 From this video, the girl Gloria talked about her experience towards Prison to School Pipeline. Something that I noticed in the "crime" is how it was determined. According to Gloria, the police came to Gloria and say, "we know it is you who cost this," and this is certainly an assumption without making any search for evidences. I think this is really important to be noticed. Because of those unreasonable assumptions with personal judgements, victims are placed in jail wrongly, and their believe and trust towards justice system are ruined completely.
https://all4ed.org/a-real-crime-the-human-cost-of-the-school-to-prison-pipeline/]]> 2020-09-26 23:08:40 UTC https://padlet.com/alexeshoo/wrrfw2csjtfckogo/wish/781775332 Education through apps/games alaraarin https://padlet.com/alexeshoo/wrrfw2csjtfckogo/wish/781806991 I guess this is more of a stretch compared to the other points made, but I wanted to explore some other ways that this issue could be tackled. I believe, one of the most important ways that the prison-to-school problem could be reduced is by educating students about this situation and about its implications. One fun way to educate kids about this is by creating apps/games as mentioned in the news article

]]> 2020-09-27 00:17:38 UTC https://padlet.com/alexeshoo/wrrfw2csjtfckogo/wish/781806991 elinney https://padlet.com/alexeshoo/wrrfw2csjtfckogo/wish/790221292 I think that especially in this climate, police on campus has been large issue discussed in protests and policy. A major factor that could be a resource for the school to prison pipeline is taking way the police presence in schools. Education should not be criminalized, especially when small acts of disciple that could be carried about by instructors are instead being carried out by on-campus police (in high schools and even middle schools!). Police intervention should be a last resort in the presence of immediate student danger, but not for simple things like students arguing or talking back to teachers or police.

]]> 2020-09-30 04:27:58 UTC https://padlet.com/alexeshoo/wrrfw2csjtfckogo/wish/790221292 Gilroy CA zoeycao1 https://padlet.com/alexeshoo/wrrfw2csjtfckogo/wish/801703359
The San Benito County Office of Education work together with Youth Alliance to teach bring the ida Dismantling the School to Prison Pipeline concept. It shows how the suspension students could result in more students drop out of college. The effort now is to bring up a team, systems, structures and policies that build safe, holistic and healing schools for all of the students. With less disciplinary exclusion, student feel less shame, alienation, and rejection that cause them to build up some mental health issues ]]> 2020-10-05 02:59:53 UTC https://padlet.com/alexeshoo/wrrfw2csjtfckogo/wish/801703359