School to Prison Pipeline

Bill Robinson, Political Action Committee Chair, NAACP
"national trend of criminalizing rather than educating"
growing use of zero tolerance, often the first step in a child's journey through the School-to-Prison pipeline
Children are much more likely now to be arrested at school for non-violent offenses such as "disruptive conduct" or "disturbance" of the peace
Of boys born in 2001, 1 in 3 black boys and 1 in 6 Latino boys are at risk for imprisonment in their lifetime
Since Columbine, significantly less understanding of language use and childhood behavior
Case study of officers in the school being misused and then misusing their authority within the school