The school to prison pipeline

[Blackstar*]

Check out Melissa Harris-Perry's show dealing with the topic: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/45755883...56182#48184011

The majority of children expelled for school infractions are for committing non-violent offences, i.e. tardiness, truancy, etc.

Most disruptions and problems in school occur at the end of the month when for poorer families, food stamps have run out and children are actually hungry.

Federal and local governments are criminalizing behavior that wasn't criminal 10 years ago.

[kia027]

Re: The school to prison pipeline

The hypocrisy of doing your time and then being embraced by society again
after prison
1) some states revoke your right to vote permanently

2) you cannot go to school, get student loans to educate yourself

3) you cannot work in certain trades

Then you wonder why the recidivism rate is so high

1 in 5 black voters in VA and FL can never vote due to them losing their voting rights when incarcerated

who is making the $$ to have people in prisons.. Prisons are privatized $$$

[kia027]

Re: The school to prison pipeline

39.4% of black children live in poverty

80% of black & latino children cannot read & compute at grade level in 4th, 8th and 12th grade

[Wahalla]

Re: The school to prison pipeline

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Kia</div><div class="ubbcode-body">
80% of black &amp; latino children cannot read &amp; compute at grade level in 4th, 8th and 12th grade </div></div>

Why not ?? Dont they have parents ???

[Gen]

Re: The school to prison pipeline

bammy and escovitch fish with pear and peeca pone

[kia027]

Re: The school to prison pipeline

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Wahalla</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Kia</div><div class="ubbcode-body">
80% of black &amp; latino children cannot read &amp; compute at grade level in 4th, 8th and 12th grade </div></div>

Why not ?? Dont they have parents ??? </div></div>

Perhaps their parents are so busy working 3 jobs they dont have time to pay attention t their kids schoolwork?

[twiney]

Re: The school to prison pipeline

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Kia</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Wahalla</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Kia</div><div class="ubbcode-body">
80% of black &amp; latino children cannot read &amp; compute at grade level in 4th, 8th and 12th grade </div></div>

Why not ?? Dont they have parents ??? </div></div>

Perhaps their parents are so busy working 3 jobs they dont have time to pay attention t their kids schoolwork? </div></div>

Since this stat is not about ability to read and compute but read and compute at grade level even if the parents are available do they have the tools to assess and help their children get to that level? Has the school even made the curriculum/minimum standards available to the parents? And no I am not discounting the need for parental involvement in their children's education. But then there is the no child left behind policies or the no zero policies that get educators fired when they give IB Physics students ) for work not submitted ...

[jamaica_dreamin]

Re: The school to prison pipeline

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Kia</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Wahalla</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Kia</div><div class="ubbcode-body">
80% of black &amp; latino children cannot read &amp; compute at grade level in 4th, 8th and 12th grade </div></div>

Why not ?? Dont they have parents ??? </div></div>

Perhaps their parents are so busy working 3 jobs they dont have time to pay attention t their kids schoolwork? </div></div>

Exactly!

[Blackstar*]

Re: The school to prison pipeline

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: jamaica_dreamin</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Kia</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Wahalla</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Kia</div><div class="ubbcode-body">
80% of black &amp; latino children cannot read &amp; compute at grade level in 4th, 8th and 12th grade </div></div>
Why not ?? Dont they have parents ??? </div></div>
Perhaps their parents are so busy working 3 jobs they dont have time to pay attention t their kids schoolwork? </div></div>
Exactly! </div></div>And hungry belly pickney can't learn.

[jamaica_dreamin]

Re: The school to prison pipeline

&quot;And hungry belly pickney can't learn.&quot;


That too!