Take Action to Stop School-to-Prison Pipeline
For the past two years, Virginia Organizing Chapters from Fredericksburg to Lynchburg and Christiansburg to Portsmouth have been working locally to stop the school-to-prison pipel ...
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Parents, Educators Fight Back Against Rising Suspension Numbers
To watch the original video, visit WAVY. HAMPTON ROADS, Va. (WAVY) — More than 20,000 students across Hampton Roads received suspensions last school year, according to data obtain ...
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Editorial: A Better Choice for Student Discipline
Published in the Free Lance-Star THE REPORT presented a disconcerting situation. Virginia, more than any other state, turns students with disciplinary issues in school over to pol ...
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Grassroots Group and Spotsylvania Schools Make Progress on Discipline
About a year ago, Spotsylvania County resident Bryn Pavek saw a startling headline. Virginia, she found, led the nation with the highest number of student referrals to police. A r ...
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Virginia Organizing Lynchburg Chapter to Hold School-to-Prison Pipeline Discussion
What: School-to-prison pipeline public forum When: Monday, November 14 at 6 p.m. Where: Lynchburg Public Library (Main Branch, 2315 Memorial Avenue, Lynchburg, VA 24501) Lynchburg ...
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Virginia Organizing to Hold Media Conference to Call on Portsmouth School Board to Reduce Suspensions
What: Media conference with Portsmouth parents and community leaders to call on the Portsmouth School Board to take action to reduce suspensions When: Thursday, October 20 at 6 p. ...
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Spotsylvania residents speak out against ‘school-to-prison pipeline’
Published in the Free Lance-Star As a black man, Spotsylvania resident Cliff Vaughn said there are times he feels unwelcome in the community, citing Confederate flags and other ex ...
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Virginia Organizing Leaders Speak Out About School Suspensions in Spotsylvania
Spotsylvania, Va.— Virginia Organizing leaders attended the September 12, 2016 Spotsylvania School Board meeting to speak out about the disproportionate number of suspensions for ...
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Virginia Organizing Chapter Leaders Will Speak at Portsmouth School Board Meeting on School-to-Prison Pipeline
What: Portsmouth School Board meeting When: Thursday, September 8 at 7 p.m. Where: Portsmouth City Hall, 6th Floor (801 Crawford Street, Portsmouth, VA 23704) Portsmouth, Va.—Lead ...
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When suspensions weren’t working, this high school opted for a new approach
Published by The Washington Post Donnell Honesty can’t remember what the fight was about or even quite how it started. He was a junior at D.C.’s Ballou High School in 2015 when an ...
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