Jen Lawson is an Assistant Principal at a high school outside of Texas. She joins Sarah and William this week to talk about the school to prison pipeline--a term that describes the increasing prevalence of schools becoming the settings of young people's first interaction with the law enforcement, criminal justice, and juvenile detention systems. Jen, Sarah, and William share their thoughts on what factors might contribute to this pipeline and hypothesize some possible solutions.
If you are interested in furthering this conversation, please reach out to prevention@tcfv.org.
You can learn more about the school to prison pipeline with these resources:
NAACP's Legal Defense Fund: https://www.naacpldf.org/wp-content/uploads/Dismantling_the_School_to_Prison_Pipeline__Criminal-Justice__.pdf
National Education Association: https://www.nea.org/advocating-for-change/new-from-nea/school-prison-pipeline-time-shut-it-down
Disability Rights Education & Defense Fund: https://dredf.org/legal-advocacy/school-to-prison-pipeline/
ACLU: https://www.aclu.org/issues/juvenile-justice/school-prison-pipeline?redirect=racial-justice/what-school-prison-pipeline
