The California Endowment has awarded a $200,000 grant to the Equal Justice Society to improve the social and emotional health of youth by reducing the use of harsh discipline and increasing the use of positive, trauma-responsive practices throughout California. The grant will allow EJS to explore the development of a statewide network of schools modelContinue reading “The California Endowment Awards $200,000 Grant to EJS to Remedy Disparate School Discipline”
Category Archives: School-to-Prison
New EJS Report: Breaking The Chains 2: The Preschool-To-Prison Pipeline Epidemic
The increasing trend of suspending students is part of a phenomenon known as the school-to-prison pipeline (“STPP”). Equal Justice Society’s previous publication, “Breaking The Chains”, explains the STPP as the process by which at-risk high school and middle school students are pushed out of learning environments and into the juvenile justice system. Our new report,Continue reading “New EJS Report: Breaking The Chains 2: The Preschool-To-Prison Pipeline Epidemic”
KHSD Community Meeting in Bakersfield: A Positive Step Forward
Last week, over 60 Kern High School District (KHSD) parents and students (as well as several KHSD administrators) gathered in Bakersfield for a community meeting to learn about next steps in the wake of a landmark settlement reached this summer with KHSD as a result of school discipline policies that disproportionately impact students ofContinue reading “KHSD Community Meeting in Bakersfield: A Positive Step Forward”