Return-Path: <nifl-povracelit@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.10.2/8.10.2) with SMTP id h61LjAC13243; Tue, 1 Jul 2003 17:45:10 -0400 (EDT) Date: Tue, 1 Jul 2003 17:45:10 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <001f01c34019$a6c08220$a149dc42@f0e9v3> Errors-To: listowner@literacy.nifl.gov Reply-To: nifl-povracelit@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-povracelit@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-povracelit@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: "Ken Taber" <kentaber@inetgenesis.com> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-povracelit@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-POVRACELIT:1154] RE: The Weekly Dig Article X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2720.3000 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; Status: O Content-Length: 4261 Lines: 106 tj: I 'm not aware of what is happening all over the country but I am familiar with what South Carolina does with students who are truant from school. Students who are truant in SC are placed in the Department of Juvenile Justice. The state has criminalized truancy. Things may change since this past month the federal government says SC will lose federal dollars if it does not find another way of dealing with their students who do not attend school. The zero tolerance policy in this country needs to be revised. Yes, we need safe schools but sometimes the zero tolerance policy in schools leaves no room to deal with each situation and student fairly. We need to discipline our students wisely. Sometimes the best solution is jail or detention center. But other times there are better alternatives to the zero tolerance policies that hurt even our best students. When a student gets into a fight, we shouldn't always use a zero tolerance policy especially if it is a student's first offense. And just because a student refuses to go to school does not make that person a criminal. -Ken Taber kentaber@inetgenesis.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "jataylor" <jataylor@utk.edu> To: "Multiple recipients of list" <nifl-povracelit@literacy.nifl.gov> Sent: Tuesday, July 01, 2003 11:50 AM Subject: [NIFL-POVRACELIT:1152] RE: The Weekly Dig Article > Hello tj, may I call you tj? > I find your statement about how many of "your readers" put kids in jail, > interesting. For me, it speaks to a relational responsibility by all of us to > the issue of crime. Are those who are sent to prison, (assuming "guilt") the > *only* ones responsible for the crimes to which they commit? > > Could you say more about how "many" of us "put those kids in jail"? > > jackie > > > >===== Original Message From nifl-povracelit@nifl.gov ===== > >t[tjatjotr[ wrote: > > > >>> tjjhjr@netscape.net 06/29/03 12:38PM >>> > >so what???...CAL...ESL Magazine, NEA's TEACHER rag, MSDE in MD and PDE in > PA.....all foster this......they and many of your readers put those kids in > jail..... > > > >toijrtirjqjoi[t: > > > >Do you have a name or are you a so great that your name cannot be pronounced. > I know that you gave me your telephone number to call you. However, since you > are participating in a public discussion group, why don't you identify > yourself instead of posting anonymously. Also, could you expand on what you > state, since it is usually incoherent? > > > >Andres > > > > > > > > > >"Mary Ann Corley" <macorley1@earthlink.net> wrote: > > > >>SCHOOL-TO-PRISON PIPELINE > >>The connection between school failure and ending up in prison is well > >>documented. Less understood is how a fiscal crisis may aggravate an already > >>serious problem. Many good children are entering schools with grossly > >>inadequate resources and teachers and with punitive policies that > >>criminalize behavior. Research shows that these children are being pushed > >>out of school and into prison, and, unsurprisingly, there is an alarming > >>racial bias with this situation. New "zero tolerance" approaches to > >>discipline have almost doubled the number of students suspended annually in > >>the last 30 years, from 1.7 million to 3.1 million, while the total number > >>of students enrolled in elementary and High Schools has stayed flat. The > >>Weekly Dig sat down with two officials from The Civil Rights Project, Daniel > >>Losen and Johanna Wald, to explore the school-to-prison pipeline and look at > >>the racial disparities in the impact of high-stakes testing, dropout rates, > >>graduation rates, racial inequities in special education, racial segregation > >>of our schools, and the impact of racial isolation in urban settings. > >>http://www.weeklydig.com/dig/content/3765.aspx > >><http://www.weeklydig.com/dig/content/3765.aspx> > >> > >> > > > >__________________________________________________________________ > >McAfee VirusScan Online from the Netscape Network. > >Comprehensive protection for your entire computer. Get your free trial today! > >http://channels.netscape.com/ns/computing/mcafee/index.jsp?promo=393397 > > > >Get AOL Instant Messenger 5.1 free of charge. Download Now! > >http://aim.aol.com/aimnew/Aim/register.adp?promo=380455 >
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