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Curing Violence Starts at the Community Level
Photo: Flickr via MediaPlanet By Emily Morrow David* was a model eighth-grader. He had exemplary grades, a near perfect attendance record and scored well on all his state exams. Then, he made his first suicide threat. He was hospitalized for a day or so, but…
Author: Mediaplanet
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Xenophobic Violence in South Africa: Rays of Hope in Terrible Times
Johannesburg, South Africa When I arrived here on Monday after eighteen hours in transit, I was greeted by the horrific image on the front page of that morning’s Star, of a refugee hunted down by a mob and burned alive, in a grim imitation of…
Author: Gara LaMarche
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Zero-Tolerance Policy Creates a School-to-Prison Pipeline
Interview by Jacob Simas EDITOR’S NOTE: Schools across the nation are increasingly adopting punitive measures as a way to control and deter violence and other disruptive behaviors. These “zero-tolerance” policies can encompass anything from metal detectors to increased police presence on school campuses to the…
Author: New America Media
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Public Enemy No. 1: Students?
By Leanne Italie High-tech surveillance. Metal detectors. Zero tolerance for, well, just about any bad behavior, real or overblown. Welcome to Lockdown High, the title of a sweeping new book by journalist Annette Fuentes, describing how the schoolhouse has become a jailhouse and fear prevails.…
Author: Chicago Sun-Times
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Police Move to End ‘Stop and Search’ Abuses
By Ayo Johnson Action is being taken to end abuses of a controversial law giving police powers to stop and search people without cause. Attorney General and Minister of Justice Kim Wilson told The Royal Gazette that she recognised that the law, section 315F of…
Author: The Royal Gazette
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First, Do No Harm
by Kavitha Mediratta As the country searches for ways to keep students safe in schools, we must ensure that our efforts do not hinder academic success or, worse, push students out of school and into the juvenile justice system. In the wake of recent school…
Author: The Blog of Harvard Education Publishing
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LGBT youth, advocates oppose more cops in Chicago public schools
Parents and students gathered at Chicago Public Schools headquarters Monday to demand that the school system use proposed federal funding as part of President Barack Obama’s plan to reduce gun violence for counselors instead of adding armed police officers. The overuse of school police has…
Author: Chicago Phoenix
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Flames of xenophobic hatred burn in Gauteng
Original Source by Ernest Mabuza THE violence that started as isolated attacks on foreigners in northern Johannesburg’s Alexandra township last week had by yesterday turned into a ring that encircled half of the city and spread into the city centre. A drive west from Cleveland…
Author: Business Day
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Keeping Kids Safe, In School, And On The Path to Success
By Kavitha Mediratta
Author: The Atlantic Philanthropies
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Just and Fair Schools Fund Newsletter: February 2013
The Just and Fair Schools Fund (JFSF) supports grassroots organizing initiatives that work to eliminate harsh school discipline policies and practices – and that uphold the right to education for all youth. Our newsletter shares updates on parent-, youth-, and congregation-led victories, partner spotlights, news, and resources to…
Author: Just and Fair Schools Fund