The Second Deconstruction 0
When I was a young ‘un, back in the olden days, there were not cops in schools. Now, they are a fixture and they show that the school to prison pipeline is a real thing. Let the ACLU explain:
This extreme approach – which includes the overly strict enforcement of zero-tolerance policies, the use of suspension and expulsion at younger and younger ages, and increasingly turning students over to law enforcement – has resulted in a skyrocketing number of students receiving harsh punishments. Much of the increase is the result of heightened concerns over school violence, even though research shows there is no safer place for kids than in school. Another factor is the persistent misperception that students of color are inherently more dangerous.
When kindergärtners are routinely suspended, the system is broken.