Wilmington parents and students are learning strategies to respond to overly harsh discipline policies, avoid suspensions and expulsions, and increase the odds of graduation from high school…
Author Archives: Alexandria Nedd
The “Stay in School” Project
Teaching Students’ Rights, Reducing School Dropout The “School to Prison Pipeline” refers to a national trend that pushes students out of school and into the juvenile justice and criminal justice systems. School push out occurs because of: the failure of our educational system to meet students needs zero tolerance discipline policies that result in high [...]
Volunteering To Make a Difference
Members of the ACLU Club of Widener Law School recently volunteered at the H. Fletcher Brown Boys and Girls Club in Wilmington…
National Week of Action on School Pushout
During the week of October 1-8, 2011, thousands of students, parents, educators, and advocates in 13 states across the nation will participate in a National Week of Action on School Pushout organized by the Dignity in Schools Campaign (DSC) to promote local and national alternatives to the nations current zero-tolerance school discipline culture. Events include forums, rallies, street [...]
