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"Attorney General Eric Holder said the "zero-tolerance" approach to punishing students often brings black and Hispanic students into the court system.
WASHINGTON — The Obama administration is issuing new recommendations on classroom discipline that seek to end the apparent disparities in how students of different races are punished for violating school rules.
Civil rights advocates have long said that a "school-to-prison" pipeline stems from overly zealous school discipline policies targeting black and Hispanic students that bring them out of school and into the court system."
Government offers new approach to classroom discipline
While I agree that we should try to avoid getting kids who do non-violent/serious crimes into the court system, I'm wary whenever Obama and Holder start throwing race into the debate.
"Attorney General Eric Holder said the "zero-tolerance" approach to punishing students often brings black and Hispanic students into the court system.
WASHINGTON — The Obama administration is issuing new recommendations on classroom discipline that seek to end the apparent disparities in how students of different races are punished for violating school rules.
Civil rights advocates have long said that a "school-to-prison" pipeline stems from overly zealous school discipline policies targeting black and Hispanic students that bring them out of school and into the court system."
Government offers new approach to classroom discipline
While I agree that we should try to avoid getting kids who do non-violent/serious crimes into the court system, I'm wary whenever Obama and Holder start throwing race into the debate.