Respectfully Submitted, Leigh-Ann Buchanan, Chair Coalition on Racial & Ethnic Justice August 2016 GENERAL INFORMATION Submitting Entity: Coalition on Racial and Ethnic Justice (COREJ) Submitted By: Leigh-Ann Buchanan, Chairperson, Coalition on Racial and Ethnic Justice Summary of Resolution(s). The resolution urges federal, state, territorial and local legislative bodies, governmental agencies and applicable entities to adopt policies, legislation and initiatives designed to eliminate the school to prison pipeline whereby students of color, students with disabilities, LGBTQ students and other marginalized youth constituencies are disproportionately impacted by systemic inequities in education and over- discipline resulting in disparate school drop-out or rates and “push-out” juvenile justice system or prison interactions school to prison; Approval by Submitting Entity. Approval by the Coalition on Racial and Ethnic Justice (COREJ) on February 5, 2016. Has this or a similar resolution been submitted to the House or board previously? There have been policies in the past that address isolated issues that touch on the pipeline”, but, there no existing or similar policies that call for the whole scale dismantling of the pipeline.” “school-to-prison- What existing Association policies are relevant to this Resolution and how would they be affected by its adoption? The ABA HOD has adopted numerous policies related to the to prison pipeline,” among them in 2009 ABA adopted several policies: “school urges federal agencies to assure accountability and to ensure that no group of students is disparately subjected to school discipline or exclusion; policy was adopted on a youth’s right to remain in school and the policy also called for reducing the criminalization of truancy, disability related behavior and other school related conduct; and in addition, the ABA adopted a resolution that called for full procedural protections, including the opportunity to have representation by counsel in proceedings where they risk exclusion from their regular educational program. COREJ is cognizant of the fact that the proposed resolution will build on these existing policies and address additional concerns that will help to dismantle the school-to-prison-pipeline. If this is a late report, what urgency exists which requires action at this meeting of the House? N/A Status of Legislation. (If applicable) N/A
Respectfully Submitted, Leigh-Ann Buchanan, Chair Coalition on Racial & Ethnic Justice August 2016 GENERAL INFORMATION Submitting Entity: Coalition on Racial and Ethnic Justice (COREJ) Submitted By: Leigh-Ann Buchanan, Chairperson, Coalition on Racial and Ethnic Justice Summary of Resolution(s). The resolution urges federal, state, territorial and local legislative bodies, governmental agencies and applicable entities to adopt policies, legislation and initiatives designed to eliminate the school to prison pipeline whereby students of color, students with disabilities, LGBTQ students and other marginalized youth constituencies are disproportionately impacted by systemic inequities in education and over- discipline resulting in disparate school drop-out or “push-out” rates and juvenile justice system or prison interactions school to prison; Approval by Submitting Entity. Approval by the Coalition on Racial and Ethnic Justice (COREJ) on February 5, 2016. Has this or a similar resolution been submitted to the House or board previously? There have been policies in the past that address isolated issues that touch on the pipeline”, but, there no existing or similar policies that call for the whole scale dismantling of the “school-to-prison- pipeline.” What existing Association policies are relevant to this Resolution and how would they be affected by its adoption? The ABA HOD has adopted numerous policies related to the “school to prison pipeline,” among them in 2009 ABA adopted several policies: urges federal agencies to assure accountability and to ensure that no group of students is disparately subjected to school discipline or exclusion; policy was adopted on a youth’s right to remain in school and the policy also called for reducing the criminalization of truancy, disability related behavior and other school related conduct; and in addition, the ABA adopted a resolution that called for full procedural protections, including the opportunity to have representation by counsel in proceedings where they risk exclusion from their regular educational program. COREJ is cognizant of the fact that the proposed resolution will build on these existing policies and address additional concerns that will help to dismantle the school-to-prison-pipeline. If this is a late report, what urgency exists which requires action at this meeting of the House? N/A Status of Legislation. (If applicable) N/A
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