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Don't pull the parent trigger in Georgia. It will exacerbate school-to-prison pipeline. 

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Some child advocates believe the parent trigger bill could lead to more kids being suspended and expelled, both of which contribute to Georgia's school-to-prison pipeline. (Kent Johnson/AJC)

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By Maureen Downey

Pamela Perkins Carn is a community coordinator with the Interfaith Children’s Movement. Marlyn Tillman is the School to Prison Pipeline community organizer for the ACLU of Georgia. David Payne is president of SNAPPS, the Southwest and Northwest Atlanta Parents and Partners for Schools.

Here is an essay they wrote about the proposed Georgia parent trigger bill, which they fear will exacerbate the school-to-prison pipeline.

By Pamela Perkins Carn, Marlyn Tillman and David Payne

The federal government provided guidance last week on improving school climate and ending the school-to-prison pipeline. We hope Georgia lawmakers were listening.

Georgia schools issue more out-of school suspensions than 41 other states. In 2011-12, our school systems assigned more than 325,000 suspensions, at a cost to public school students of