Tag Archives: school discipline
Dallas ISD Considers Ending Suspensions for Young Students
Critics of young student suspension policies say the practice disproportionately harms students of color, funneling them into the school-to-prison pipeline....Read More
How a Tiny ‘Startup’ in Houston ISD is Reinventing Discipline for Thousands of Students
A small new division in Houston ISD hopes to redesign discipline in Texas' largest school district. Its first job: ending suspensions for young students....Read More
El Paso ISD Preps for Ban on Suspending Youngest Students
Alternative disciplinary measures aimed at reducing stigma and keeping kids in class
El Paso ISD teachers and principals train in alternative disciplinary measures in preparation for a new ban on suspending young students. ...Read More
Here are the Highlights from Ahmed Mohamed’s Blistering New Lawsuit
Featuring America's history of racial oppression, the poem from the Statue of Liberty and a few f-bombs.
A suit over the arrest of Ahmed Mohamed, who brought a homemade clock to school, puts it all in the context of America's history of racism. (Also, f-bombs.)...Read More
Texas School Cops Must Now Head Back to Class
Cops in big Texas school districts now must have special training for policing kids. Advocates wonder: in light of recent abuses, will it be enough?...Read More
Advocates Call on Abbott to Take on Abuse by School Cops
If Greg Abbott is so worried about kids' safety, they say, why doesn't he do more to keep Texas schoolchildren safe from reactive, and armed, cops?...Read More
Houston Schools Ban Suspensions in Early Grades
Thanks to some newly elected school board members, the district has ended its policy of allowing suspensions for kids in second grade and younger....Read More
A Year of Cops in the Classroom
This was a national conversation, a slice of the broader debate over police violence and systemic impunity, but it’s a Texas story, too — both for better an...Read More
Houston ISD Could End Suspensions for Young Students
New report shows disparities in school discipline are more pronounced for kids in pre-kindergarten through fifth grade.
A vote by Houston ISD school board this month could make Texas’ largest school district the first with a ban on suspending young students. The proposal in Hou...Read More