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Updates

05/13/2013

A coalition of individuals and organizations in Chicago have launched a "Yes To Counselors, No To Cops” Campaign to pressure their federal legislators and local officials to oppose new funding...

NY Students Call on City and Mayoral Candidates to End School-to-Prison Pipeline at School Safety and Climate Hearing

04/24/2013

By Sharmin Hossain and Nancy Uddin, Ya Ya NetworkPlato writes, “The soul takes nothing with her to the next world but her education and her culture.” If one believes this to be true, and we do, we...

NYC Students, Educators, Mayoral Candidates and Elected Officials Demand End to Racial Disparities in School Discipline

04/15/2013

Amid Growing Outrage Against Mayor Bloomberg’s Heavy-Handed “Zero Tolerance” Discipline Policies, Students Call on Next Mayor to Implement Positive Alternatives On Monday, April 15th, 2013 at...

Webinar on the DSC Model Code: School Policing

04/10/2013

Join The Dignity in Schools Campaign for a webinar training: DSC Model Code: School Policing Monday, April 29th 4pm ET (3pm CT, 2pm MT, 1pm PT) Sign Up here: https://www1.gotomeeting.com/...

You Can't Build Peace with a Piece April Fools' Week of Action!

04/04/2013

April Fools' Week of Action - Youth of Color Say Stop Foolish Policies, No More Police in Schools! During the first week of April, youth of color in cities around the country held concerts, rallies...

How Do We Make Schools Safer?

04/02/2013

Natalie Chap, coordinator of the Dignity in Schools Campaign (DSC), and Liz Sullivan, a member of the DSC Coordinating Committee and director of the Human Right to Education Program at the National...

Discipline Code

02 Jul

POWER-PAC Wins Major Changes in Student Code of Conduct for Chicago Public Schools

On Wednesday, June 27, 2012, POWER-PAC, a DSC Organizational Member, testified at the Chicago Board of Education Meeting, supporting the passage of a revised Student Code of Conduct which will drastically reduce the number of days of suspensions CPS students experience. According to the Chicago Sun-Times, “the new code would limit the opportunities for a principal to suspend; encourage more in-school suspensions; reduce the maximum number of suspension days, and emphasize corrective approaches, such as peace circles or social skills instruction, as the first response to misdeeds.” POWER-PAC Co-Chair Felipa Mena, was featured on Chicago's lead Spanish-language news, applauding CPS for passing the code with these revisions.

DSC-NY Press Conference at Discipline Code Hearing

Join the Dignity in Schools Campaign–New York on Tuesday, June 5th as students, parents, teachers, and advocates from across the city convene a press conference to address the overuse of suspensions and other punitive discipline in New York City’s schools. We need your help in sending a strong message to the DOE that punitive discipline does not work.

Date:

Tue, 06/05/2012 - 5:15pm

State Relevance (if applicable):

New York

A Massachusetts Elementary School Discipline Code Based on Teaching Social Skills and Positive Reinforcement

Discipline Code, Montague Center Elementary, Gill-Montague Regional School District, Massachusetts.

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Montague Center Elementary, Gill-Montague Regional School District, Massachusetts