Sen Durbin to hold hearing on school-to-prison pipeline
Testimony is due today for Wednesday hearing. From Dignity in Schools:
If you have any questions, please email Matt Cregor at mcregor@naacpldf.org.
To submit your statement, please send it to Stephanie_Trifone@Judiciary-dem.Senate.gov.
Please send a copy to Matt as well for the DSC website: mcregor@naacpldf.org
Instructions from the Senate on Written Testimony:
Statements for the Record: Chairman Durbin invites advocates, students, educators, experts, and other stakeholders to submit written testimony to be included in the hearing record. These statements help educate Committee members about the issue and are very important to demonstrating community interest. Statements should be less than 10 pages, and should be emailed to Stephanie Trifone at Stephanie_Trifone@Judiciary-dem.Senate.govas early as possible, but no later than Monday, December 10, 2012 at 5:00 p.m.
Suggested Questions (drafted by DSC):
Name: ____________________ City and State: _______________________________
Organization (optional): ___________________________________________________
Ending the School to Prison Pipeline
Hearing before the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Human Rights
For the first time ever, Congress is holding a hearing on the School to Prison Pipeline (12/12/12, 2pm et at the Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington, DC). If you are anywhere near DC, please help pack the room. If you are not, please make your voice heard! Feel free to use this form, developed by the Dignity in Schools Campaign, as a template for a written statement.If you have any questions, please email Matt Cregor at mcregor@naacpldf.org.
To submit your statement, please send it to Stephanie_Trifone@Judiciary-dem.Senate.gov.
Please send a copy to Matt as well for the DSC website: mcregor@naacpldf.org
Instructions from the Senate on Written Testimony:
Statements for the Record: Chairman Durbin invites advocates, students, educators, experts, and other stakeholders to submit written testimony to be included in the hearing record. These statements help educate Committee members about the issue and are very important to demonstrating community interest. Statements should be less than 10 pages, and should be emailed to Stephanie Trifone at Stephanie_Trifone@Judiciary-dem.Senate.govas early as possible, but no later than Monday, December 10, 2012 at 5:00 p.m.
Suggested Questions (drafted by DSC):
Name: ____________________ City and State: _______________________________
Organization (optional): ___________________________________________________
- How have you experienced the school-to-prison pipeline and/or school pushout? What does school discipline look like in your school/your child’s school? Is your school a charter or traditional public school? What sort of things are students suspended, expelled, or arrested for? If you are a parent or a teacher, in what ways is school discipline different now than when you were a student?
- How has the school-to-prison pipeline impacted you, your family, and your community? What message does suspension or arrest send to students?
- What are you doing to end the school-to-prison pipeline in your community? What positive solutions can be used to stop school pushout? What can be done at the federal level to support this?