Research
Research has shown that strict disciplinary practices in schools can increase the likelihood of students, especially Black and Hispanic boys, being arrested and incarcerated as adults.
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Factors
The pipeline is influenced by various factors, including zero-tolerance policies, increased police presence in schools, and educational inequality.
Efforts
Efforts to dismantle the school to prison pipeline involve implementing alternative disciplinary approaches, such as restorative justice, and addressing the broader issues of educational inequality and systemic racism.
Concept
This concept highlights the impact of school discipline policies that may disproportionately affect minority students, leading to higher rates of suspensions, expulsions, and school-based arrests.