At its best, the American public education system aims to equally serve every student that enters its doors. Unfortunately, that is not presently the case. Throughout the past two decades, zero-tolerance policy has taken over public schools and has severely punished students for minor infractions. The implementation of the zero-tolerance policy does a disservice to all students, regardless of racial background; however, it targets students of color more than white students. The zero-tolerance policy can ultimately lead to the use of law enforcement in a public school setting which contributes to the school-to-prison pipeline. The pipeline has long lasting effects that are apparent years after conventional schooling.
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Please join Justice for Education on November 28th, 2018 5:30-7:30pm at Montclair State University in University Hall 1020, with guest speaker Erika Strauss Chavarria, to discuss the detrimental effects of zero-tolerance, the pushout of students through the school-to-prison pipeline, and how restorative justice can help remedy the broken U.S. education system.

Please register here as space is limited