Educators Routinely Ignore a Captive Audience – Schools in Juvenile Hall Get An F. – Article reporting on a study conducted by the Youth Law Center about the failure of juvenile court schools to educate youth.
Press Release – Educational Injustice
Press Release on the report “Educational Injustice: Barriers to Achievement and Higher Education for Youth in California’s Juvenile Court Schools.
Educational Injustice: Barriers to Achievement and Higher Education for Youth in California Juvenile Court Schools
Report by the Youth Law Center of the of the barriers to education for youth confined to detention facilities within California’s juvenile justice system. In the report, Youth Law Center examines areas of challenge for the system and fundamental ways in which court schools have missed opportunities to support youth in reaching their goals and […]
Executive Summary: Educational Injustice: Barriers to Achievement and Higher Education for Youth in California Juvenile Court Schools
Summary of Report detailing a study of the education system for youth confined to detention facilities within California’s juvenile justice system. In the report, entitled Educational Injustice: Barriers to Achievement and Higher Education for Youth in California Juvenile Court Schools, Youth Law Center examines areas of challenge for the system and fundamental ways in which […]
School to Nowhere – Web Resources
This provides a list of websites related to discipline, zero tolerance and other related issues.
“Breaking Developments in CA School Discipline & Juvenile Justice”
This power point was presented at the LAAC Traveling Training on November 2, 2012 in Ontario, California. The panel was described as follows: “This presentation will summarize new developments in discipline laws that have come under fire in California because of their demonstrated disparate impact on students of color, and other discipline related initiatives that […]
Letter “Sign AB 420 to Support Civil Rights” (August 15, 2013)
This is a letter submitted to Governor Brown urging him to sign AB 420, a bill that would reduce the use of EC Section 48900(k) (willful defiance) as a grounds for suspension and expulsion in California schools. The letter was signed by YLC’s Director, Jennifer Rodriguez, and 21 other Civil Rights and legal directors, including […]
What Sacramento is Saying About School Discipline
This power point was presented to school district personnel attending the California Endowment’s “Central Valley Educational Leadership Institute” on October 10, 2012 in Fresno California. The power point provides a summary of the new discipline reform bills that were signed into law during the 2011-2012 legislative session.
Exclusion and Push-Out Power Point
This is a power point that addresses issues related to the disproportionate impact of discipline policies, involuntary placements in alternative schools, and the impact policies governing truancy and SARB referrals. The power point was prepared for the LAAC traveling training held on November 9, 2011 in Fresno.
School to Nowhere – Web Resources
This provides a list of websites related to school discipline, zero tolerance and other related issues.
California takes on harsh discipline and academic inequities for black, latino students
Article by Center for Public Integrity on school discipline and push out of Black and Latino youth in California’s education system. Article quotes Sue Burrell.
SB 1296
SB 1296 was signed into law on June 27, 2014 by Governor Jerry Brown. The bill bans incarceration as a contempt sanction for youth adjudicated as truants. It was co-sponsored by Youth Law Center
Letter to Governor Brown in Support of SB 1088
Letter to Governor Brown in support of SB 1088, a bill YLC co-wrote.
Letter to Governor Brown in Support of SB 1088
Letter to Governor Brown in support of SB 1088, a bill YLC co-wrote.
SB 1088 Fact Sheet – Fix School
This fact sheet on SB 1088 explains what SB 1088 will do and how it will help students.
Fix School Discipline: Statewide Reforms and Next Steps – Power oint Presentation
Power point presentation on what the problems are, what legislation was recently passed and what can be done.
EDUCATION BILLS ADDRESSING DISCIPLINE REFORM AND RELATED ISSUES SIGNED INTO LAW DURING 2011-2012
List of education bills addressing discipline reform and related issues signed into law during 2011-12.
Letter to State Board of Education re the School Accountability Report Card
Letter from several advocacy organizations asking the state board of education to put more suspension and expulsion information in the School Accountability Report Card.
Letter to State Board of Education re Request for SBE Informational Item: School Discipline – Suspension and Expulsion
Letter asking board to discuss suspension and expulsion at the next meeting.
Letter to State Superintendent Addressing the Excessive and Disproportionate Use of Suspension and Expulsion
Letter to the State Superintendent from 12 advocacy organizations asking him to address the problem of excessive and disproportionate use of suspension and expulsion in California schools with a list of what can be done to solve this problem.
Safford v. Redding Amicus
The Youth Law Center participated in this case as amicus curiae in a brief on behalf of Savana filed by the Philadelphia-based Juvenile Law Center, law professors and juvenile advocacy groups around the country. This was the first juvenile school search case considered by the High Court in 24 years. The United State Supreme Court […]
SCHOOL DISCIPLINE – WEB RESOURCES
This lists links to various websites dealing with student discipline issues and was distributed at the LAAC Traveling Training for the Introduction to School Discipline Panel on December 8, 2010.
Alternative Schools (Introduction to School Discipline) – Powerpoint Presentation
This power point covers alternative school placement issues related to school discipline.
Unintended Consequences: The Impact of ‘Zero Tolerance’ and Other Exclusionary Policies on Kentucky Students
This report found that Kentucky’s African-American youth are suspended from many schools at rates far higher than the suspension rates for Kentucky’s white students. The report also found that tens of thousands of students are suspended from Kentucky’s schools each year for minor school board policy violations. In addition to the problem with suspensions, the […]
Northern Lights: Success in Student Achievement and School Discipline at Northern Elementary School
As a follow up to the February, 2003, Building Blocks study that illustrated the disproportionate impact of zero tolerance policies on Kentucky’s students of color, this new study, ‘Northern Lights’ released on April 22 shows that this trend can be reversed. This report highlights that out-of-school suspensions can be significantly decreased (over 50%) without compromising […]