CDF's Marian Wright Edelman: Zero tolerance policies are a failing idea
In her "Child Watch" column, Marian Wright Edelman of the Children's Defense Fund draws attention to an exceptionally timely topic -- the over-reliance on counterproductive zero tolerance policies and the resulting school-to-prison pipeline. In addition to Edelman's column, we encourage you to learn more about this issue by visiting the Charles Hamilton Houston Institute for Race and Justice's "Redirecting the School to Prison Pipeline" project.
Marian Wright Edelman's Child Watch® Column:
Zero Tolerance Discipline Policies: A Failing Idea
Release Date: August 5, 2011
Many school children in America are on summer break right now, but here’s a pop quiz about discipline policies
Marian Wright Edelman's Child Watch® Column:
Zero Tolerance Discipline Policies: A Failing Idea
Release Date: August 5, 2011
Many school children in America are on summer break right now, but here’s a pop quiz about discipline policies