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Tag racial discipline disparities
Demanding Parent Love and Accountability in Our Schools (2017)
How South LA Parents Exposed the Unfinished Work of Discipline Reform—and Reclaimed Their Place as Equal Partners What This Report Is and Why It Matters “How can you love the kids, but hate the parents?” That question—posed by South Los…
Are We Ready to #MeetTheMoment? (2015)
Why Policy Wins Aren’t Enough—and What It Takes to Build a Culture of Dignity in South LA Schools What This Report Is and Why It Matters A student can be removed from school without ever being “suspended.” A parent can…
2013 School Discipline Policy and School Climate Bill of Rights
The LAUSD Board Resolution That Ended Willful Defiance Suspensions and Established Students’ Right to Alternatives What This Policy Is and Why It Matters On May 14, 2013, the LAUSD Board of Education adopted one of the most significant school discipline…
Defending Dignity in School Discipline (2007)
How Parents and Youth Exposed Punitive School Cultures—and Demanded a Human Rights Response in South LA What This Report Is and Why It Matters Before the phrase school-to-prison pipeline entered the national conversation, Black and Brown students in South Los…
A Parent-Led Victory in the Fight to End Pushout in Los Angeles Schools
How South LA Parents Organized Their Way to a Landmark LAUSD Policy Victory What This Report Is and Why It Matters In 2007, something extraordinary happened in the second largest school district in the United States: South LA parents won.…
More Education. Less Suspension. A Call to Action to Stop the Pushout Crisis in South Los Angeles
Parent-Led Human Rights Documentation That Exposed the Pushout Crisis Hidden Behind LAUSD’s Dropout Numbers What This Report Is and Why It Matters In June 2006, CADRE released More Education. Less Suspension. a parent-led human rights documentation report that changed the…