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School Discipline Changes in Louisiana
June 27, 2012
When the new academic year begins this fall, public school students who are expelled or suspended will face entirely different fates in many cases. That's because Gov. Bobby Jindal has signed legislation into law giving principals and superintendents more options in dealing with at-risk and... Keep Reading »
DSC-NY Rally to Challenge Latest Draft of NYC School Discipline Code
June 12, 2012
The New York City Department of Education held a public hearing last week to review a new draft of the Discipline Code, which included some positive steps towards limiting the number of minor infractions that subject students to suspension. While students and parents with the Dignity in Schools... Keep Reading »
Students Rally Before Discipline Code Hearing
June 7, 2012
About 100 parents, teachers, students and advocates turned out for a hearing at Stuyvesant High School on Tuesday evening on proposed changes to the city’s discipline code, which would, among other things, lessen the number of offenses for which students could be suspended. Many of... Keep Reading »
Suspensions to Decrease Under Revised Discipline Code
June 7, 2012
City students were suspended from school more than 73,000 times last year and advocates say it almost always does more harm than good. Now the Department of Education is trying to cut down on suspensions by revising the student discipline code, and a public meeting on those revisions was held... Keep Reading »
NYC Schools Propose Changes to Discipline Code
June 7, 2012
The New York City Department of Education is proposing to eliminate suspensions for students who get caught breaking minor rules, such as cutting classes and cussing. ... While advocates for students say they applaud some of the changes, they say more needs to be done. “Changes made are... Keep Reading »
School District Grapples with Discipline Policies
May 14, 2012
In New Orleans, suspension and expulsion rates vary dramatically, as do school policies concerning what constitutes a suspendable offense. Some schools suspend only for serious offenses like weapon or drug possession; others have suspended students for smacking gum or singing too loudly.... Keep Reading »
Students of Color Still Being Targeted in School Arrests
March 2, 2012
  A campaign made up of public school students, teachers, parents and City Council members released startling data about arrests and summons in schools. The criticism stems from the Student Safety Act, enacted in 2011, which requires the NYPD to submit quarterly reports to the City Council... Keep Reading »
What the Bloomberg Administration Seems to Forget
March 2, 2012
As they have sought to remake the nation's largest public school system, New York City officials have portrayed their efforts as a civil rights struggle. But despite such rhetoric, the city has created an obstacle course for its students, especially black and Latino boys, and the barriers these... Keep Reading »
DSC-NY to Testify at City Council Hearing Demanding that DOE Fund Positive Alternatives to Suspensions
November 29, 2011
New York, NY - On Wednesday, November 30th, members of the Dignity in Schools Campaign–New York (DSC-NY) will testify at the City Council’s Education Committee Oversight Hearing on the Department of Education’s School Suspensions Data to raise awareness of the city’s high... Keep Reading »
DSC-NY: Student Safety Act Data Reinforce the Need for Positive Alternatives to Suspensions
November 4, 2011
New York, NY - Despite a decrease in major crime, suspensions in New York City public schools continue to increase and disproportionately target students of color and students with disabilities, according to alarming new data revealed through the Student Safety Act. “This data proves what... Keep Reading »