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Education Campaign Launches National Week of Action to Call Attention to High Suspension Rates in U.S. Schools
September 28, 2012
Education Campaign Launches National Week of Action to Call Attention to High Suspension Rates in U.S. Schools Nationwide Coordinated Events Sep 29 - Oct 6: National Week of Action on School Pushout New York, NY - During the week of September 29 to October 6, the... Keep Reading »
The City Council Speaker Weighs in on the School Discipline Code
June 5, 2012
Days after the schools chancellor released a series of proposed changes to the discipline code that would result in fewer suspensions and a greater reliance on counseling, the City Council Speaker has entered the fray, applauding the department for its efforts, but calling for even more reliance... Keep Reading »
Suspension Crisis in NYC Schools; Students, Parents, Teachers to Rally at NYC DOE Hearing
June 5, 2012
High suspension rates will continue unless Bloomberg and Walcott require positive alternatives to suspension in all schools FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 5, 2012 Contact: Shoshi Chowdhury, Dignity in Schools Campaign-NY, (347)832-8391, shoshi@nesri.org New York, NY - Today at 5:30 p.m.... Keep Reading »
Students, Parents & Teachers Say Changes in NYC's Draft School Discipline Code Don't Go Far Enough to Fix Broken System
May 23, 2012
High suspension rates will continue unless Bloomberg and Walcott take action to require positive alternatives in all schools New York, NY - Youth, parents, teachers and advocates with the Dignity in Schools Campaign-New York (DSC-NY) are challenging the latest draft of the Discipline Code as... Keep Reading »
Bronx Parents and Community Members Protest Harsh Disciplinary Procedures
May 22, 2012
Bronx, NY -- On Thursday, May 10th, 2012, the New Settlement Parent Action Committee assembled Bronx parents, students, educators, faith leaders, community organizations, and advocates in a large community march entitled "Education, Not Incarceration!" protesting current New York City... Keep Reading »
In Schools, a Question of Cops vs. Students
March 9, 2012
As a student at Flushing High School, Nilesh Viswashrao said police unfairly punished him, and other minority students, so often that he and many of his friends dreaded going to class — so much so that Viswashrao ended up dropping out of school days after his 17th birthday. “When I... Keep Reading »
Rally cry will be: Arresting schoolkids isn’t the answer
March 8, 2012
CORINNE LESTCH Thursday, March 08, 2012 Parents, students, teachers and a host of activist groups are holding a rally Thursday to protest hundreds of arrests made in New York City public schools. The arrest data, released by the NYPD following a city law enacted last year, shows that cops... Keep Reading »
Advocates Rally Against Arrests of Minority Students in Public School
March 8, 2012
 By Sam Levin Thu., Mar. 8 2012 at 5:05 PM   Add this to the list of grievances activists throughout the city have with the New York Police Department. Protests of the city's surveillance of Muslims and the NYPD's controversial stop-and-frisk policies have reached new heights in recent... Keep Reading »
Parents, Students, Electeds, and Allies to Challenge Staggering Stats on School-Based Arrests in the Bronx and Call for Positive
March 7, 2012
  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, March 7, 2012 Contact: Julia Allen, New Settlement Parent Action Committee, (646) 641-5859 or (718) 716-8000 x.140  Dinu Ahmed, New Settlement Parent Action Committee, (347) 458-8390 or (718) 716-8000 x. 146   Parents, Students, Electeds, and Allies... Keep Reading »
DSC-NY Rally Demands an End to Harmful School Safety Practices that Target Youth of Color in NYC Schools
February 29, 2012
On average more than five students were arrested every day during the last three months of 2011 – 93.5% of those arrested were Black and Latino. By Andrea Bustard, Dignity in Schools Campaign- New York (February 23, 2012) On February 22, 2012 the Dignity in Schools Campaign- New York, a... Keep Reading »