Ending Corporal Punishment

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Children's Defense Fund National Conference

05/08/2012

Pursuing Justice for Children and the Poor with Urgency and Persistence A Community and Youth Empowerment ConferenceJuly 22 – 25, 2012 in Cincinnati, OhioThe Children’s Defense Fund national...

DSC-NY Press Conference at Discipline Code Hearing

05/08/2012

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...

New York City Faces School Arrests and Failing Mental Health Programs in Public Schools

05/05/2012

By Andrea Bustard, Dignity in Schools Campaign-New York Before 6-year old Salecia Johnson was handcuffed in a Georgia classroom and escorted to the local police station after a tantrum last month, a...

Report Release: A Health Impact Assessment of Exclusionary School Discipline, PBIS, and RJ Policies in Three California School Districts

05/04/2012

Full Report Release and Presentation of: Health Impact Assessment of School Discipline Policies: A Health Impact Assessment of Exclusionary School Discipline, Positive Behavioral Interventions...

School-based Arrests Criminalize Students and Feed The School to Prison Pipeline

04/20/2012

Dignity in Schools Campaign Statement on Salecia Johnson Handcuffing and Arrest UPDATE: Salecia's mother, Constance Ruff, has created petition via Change.org calling on Milledgeville's...

Video: Florida Students Caught in School-to-Prison Pipeline

04/18/2012

Power U Center for Social Change, a Miami-based community organization and member of the Dignity in Schools Campaign, together with the Advancement Project produced and released this video...

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The Dignity in Schools Campaign supports national and local organizations around the country, including the American Civil Liberties Union, in efforts to end the use of corporal punishment, a practice that is still used in 18 states.

DSC Letter on Corporal Punishment and Its Impact on Learning, Submitted to House Committee (Document)

On Thursday, April 15, the House Education and Labor Subcommittee on Healthy Families and Communities held a hearing entitled, "Corporal Punishment in Schools and its Effect on Academic Success." The Subcommittee's Chairwoman, Representative Carolyn McCarthy, looks to address school-based corporal punishment's academic harms in the upcoming reauthorization of the Elementary an

Letter on Ending Corporal Punishment (Document)

On June 29, Representative McCarthy introduced the bill in the House of Representatives and will held a press conference in Washington DC.

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