[Magdalen] School-to-prison pipeline, the ugly reality behind Spring Valley school arrest

[Jay Weigel]

It's outrageous, and an outgrowth of the abominable (and IMNSHO stupid)
"zero tolerance" policies that began in the early 1990s. African-American
students are the most affected, and amazingly, African-Amerian *female*
students are disciplined the most harshly. I heard an NPR discussion on the
subject while driving home today, and that latter fact amazed and appalled
me.

On Friday, October 30, 2015, ME Michaud <michaudme at gmail.com> wrote:

> When I was in grammar school, misbehaving students were often pinched,
> cuffed, or shaken by teachers. And the stories from parochial schools were
> even uglier. A teacher who did that today would be fired, of course.
>
> So does this mean they've had to hire enforcers? Is that how school works
> today?
> -M
>
> The district, when cornered after an article came out about this in the
> >> 2013-14 school year, justified the 'fine' because the child's absenc
> >>
> >
> Charter or public school? I think charter schools are paid by the student
> (by voucher), so are careful to choose students who aren't likely to be
> expelled.
>