Opinion

Philadelphia has reduced school-based arrests by 91% since 2013.

A State Board of Education executive says prone restraints “could potentially block an airway" for students.

Sen. Kamala Harris said she regrets the truancy law she promoted in California.

A deputy keeps his job even though a video shows him bodyslamming an 11-year-old student.

A University of Texas at San Antonio professor called the police on a Black student for no good reason.

A 10-year-old Wisconsin girl was charged with murder.

President Trump plans to repeal the Obama administration’s anti-bias school discipline policies.

Education Secretary Betsy DeVos considers revoking Obama-era directive against racial bias in school discipline.

Police officers lacking school environment training make most arrests--including handcuffing emotionally distressed students.

Kimberle Crenshaw talks with NewsOne about fighting for Black girls and the school-to-prison pipeline.

Policy

According to author Monique Morris, Black girls make up 16 percent of American school students, but account for over 33 percent of school arrests.