Editorial: School-to-prison pipeline needs to be shut off

Editorial: School-to-prison pipeline needs to be shut off

Zero tolerance disciplinary policies in some of our public schools are creating a school-to-prison pipeline. It needs to be shut off. The disturbing findings of a recently released report from the Texas Criminal Justice Coalition show how harsh disciplinary policies that offer little or no flexibility disproportionately affect students of color and those with disabilities.

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