I attended the Stand Your Ground First Coast Forum in May and strongly urge you to register TODAY! Kudos to WJCT for daring to facilitate courageous conversations and engage us in action in an effort to move our community forward. Proud to serve as a member of the WJCT board of trustees. The “school-to-prison pipeline” describes a trend of children being removed from public schools and indirectly pushed into the juvenile justice system. Kids are suspended, expelled or arrested for minor offenses that in the past might have been handled in the school environment. Critics often point to zero-tolerance policies and the increased presence of police on campus as contributing factors to the problem. Others accuse educators of pushing out students who don’t perform as well Additionally, children of color and those with a history of abuse, neglect or poverty are the most affected by the issue. The growth of the school-to-prison pipeline also contributes to the larger crisis of overcrowding in American prisons. WJCTs Melissa Ross and WJXT4 The Local Stations /News4Jaxs Tarik Minor will co-host this live event, simulcasting on WJCT TV, WJXT TV and WJCT-FM. The show will be a town hall style program with live audience members asking questions of our panel: Matt Shirk, Public Defender Julie Taylor, Director Juvenile Programs with the SAO David Utter, Southern Poverty Law Center Angie Nixon, Community Activist Jacqueline Brown, Psychologist Delores Barr Weaver Policy Center Florida State Senator Audrey Gibson Pedro Cohen, New Town Success Zone Ciara Taylor, Dream Defenders Please RSVP via the Eventbrite link below to be on the studio audience list. https://eventbrite/e/first-coast-forum-school-to-prison-pipeline-tickets-12432791815
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