StudentRightsProject

Interdisciplinary org of Law, Social Work, & Education students advocating for K-12 students facing suspension/expulsion. Disrupting school-to-prison pipeline.

[StudentRightsProject @SRP_Michigan]

At Lakeside Academy in Kalamazoo, Mi officials didn’t listen when 16 year-old Cornelius Frederick said he couldn’t
breathe. Now, he’s dead. #youthjustice #JusticeForCornelius #SignThePetition @TJCommission
https://t.co/WXafmNIWsE

[StudentRightsProject @SRP_Michigan]

Check out this toolkit from @ImpactJustice. Learn about the history of policing in schools and a vision of school safety that isn't reliant on policing. https://t.co/D6UGUP4Kpn

[Chalkbeat Detroit @chalkbeatDET]

With the Detroit literacy lawsuit officially ended, advocates say they'll keep fighting for a right to education. https://t.co/opIRhogl5J

[StudentRightsProject @SRP_Michigan]

A High School Journalist Dug Into Suspensions of Black Students. What She Found Won an Award. #schooltoprisonpipeline #socialjustice #EducationForAll

https://t.co/Lak9zn1tAn

[StudentRightsProject @SRP_Michigan]

Today at 2pm Detroit officials will discuss the budget for next year. This is a chance to advocate for the rights of Detroit Students and disrupt the school to prison pipeline by demanding investment in schools over police. Join at 2pm here- https://t.co/B9xIrx3Vtr

[StudentRightsProject @SRP_Michigan]

We know that time out of the classroom does NOT help long-term student achievement, and that it is a punishment disproportionately applied to students of color. A positive step from CA.

California expands ban on 'willful defiance' suspensions in schools https://t.co/8Ctw1WixEB

[StudentRightsProject @SRP_Michigan]

Schools Underreporting Use Of Restraint And Seclusion, GAO Finds https://t.co/YBZpCQB2UV

[Advocates for Children of New York @AFCNewYork]

"A better way to make schools truly safe is to invest in student supports, including social and emotional learning and mental health supports... and professional development for teachers and school staff." https://t.co/DK7WaWusZQ

[StudentRightsProject @SRP_Michigan]

An incredible teacher who works with students in juvenile detention. Congratulations, @RodRobinsonRVA!

'My Kids Are In Survival Mode': A Chat With 2019's Teacher Of The Year https://t.co/EmLR8yjo6K

[Bruce Lesley @BruceLesley]

CHOP doctor: It’s time for a pro-teenager movement | Ken Ginsburg - Philadelphia Inquirer https://t.co/bBcYfTuKNM via @PolicyLabCHOP

[Bruce Lesley @BruceLesley]

Doctor, artist, nurse, engineer, firefighter, architect, accountant, scientist...

Teachers make all other professions possible. #Truth

[Michigan Journal of Race & Law @UMichRaceLaw]

Associate Editor Rose Lapp highlights the role of school funding and other forms of de facto segregation in preventing meaningful integration of our public schools https://t.co/aO2wJV5dlg

[StudentRightsProject @SRP_Michigan]

We are so excited by the way @IPROMISESchool approaches working with students AND families. Lots to learn here:

LeBron James Opened a School That Was Considered an Experiment. It’s Showing Promise. https://t.co/jdyVRmzlvz

[StudentRightsProject @SRP_Michigan]

Packed house at @A2Scarlett for SAC's annual Telling Tales! We are so grateful to support this work and partner with SAC as advocates. #edchat #welovestudents

[StudentRightsProject @SRP_Michigan]

An important step:

Washtenaw County to transfer 17-year-old offenders from jail to juvenile detention https://t.co/uys6opvMwk

[StudentRightsProject @SRP_Michigan]

h/t to SRP alum @petercalloway for sharing this important article with us: how do we think about criminal justice reform now, and how should we be thinking about it? https://t.co/poAVaDb3Nn

[StudentRightsProject @SRP_Michigan]

We'll be keeping an eye on this new law and how it is used in the context of young students.
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Michigan's new cyberbullying law about to take effect: What to know https://t.co/81npyfkzVR via @freep

[StudentRightsProject @SRP_Michigan]

This lack of advocacy and support for students is a major issue. #fixschooldiscipline

[EdTrust @EdTrust]

#DidYouKnow Over 1 in 5 American high schools (21%) & just under a million high school students (850,000) do not have access to any school counselor. That student population is larger than the entire population of 83 of the 100 largest U.S. cities. https://t.co/YhDF4S5Eke

[StudentRightsProject @SRP_Michigan]

We're excited to join @Umichracelaw and @hthompsn for this documentary screening tonight at 6 PM!

[StudentRightsProject @SRP_Michigan]

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