Do you believe that school should be a pathway to success for ALL students?
CALEB does, and we are working to end the School-to-Prison Pipeline.
The school-to-prison pipeline is a term used to describe the systemic push of minority children (overwhelmingly black and brown children) into the prison system due to harsh school policies such as suspensions and expulsions, which keep students out of school, rather than helping them continue their education.
This is a national, state and local problem, and here is what it looks like in Hamilton County Schools.
This is a national, state and local problem, and here is what it looks like in Hamilton County Schools.
The School to Prison Pipeline sets a child on a downward path, educationally, socially, and economically.
In addition to the negative impact on each student’s life, there is a cost to the community.
In the US we spend roughly twice as much public monies per year to incarcerate as to educate.
In the US we spend roughly twice as much public monies per year to incarcerate as to educate.
In TN during the 2015 year it cost taxpayers $23,468 for each incarcerated person, for a total of $723,680,760.
Another analysis yields this information.
The human and financial costs clearly are unacceptable, and CALEB and the Education Task force are working on two fronts to move our schools and community to a better place.
1) Building support by demonstrating the effectiveness of a proven approach, Restorative Practices, on school climate and discipline.
2) Increasing community and government support through advocacy and building power.
1) Building support by demonstrating the effectiveness of a proven approach, Restorative Practices, on school climate and discipline.
2) Increasing community and government support through advocacy and building power.