NYC Students Push Back Against School Pushout
Student Demand Alternatives to Suspensions and Over-Policing
On October 4, 2011 members of the Urban Youth Collaborative and the Dignity in Schools Campaign-New York gathered at City Hall Park to demand an end to the harsh and discriminatory discipline practices and lock-down conditions in many of the city’s public schools. Over 100 students, parents, teachers and community members shared their demands for the Department of Education to reduce high suspension rates and implement
