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Students Say, “Listen To Us, Don’t Criminalize Us.”

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The Dignity in Schools Campaign-New York is a citywide coalition of youth, parents, educators and advocates fighting to end zero-tolerance discipline policies in New York City schools and to implement positive approaches like peer mediation and restorative practices.

Camera, editing and sound by BING WANG at NESRI.

DID YOU KNOW?
o Nationwide, over 3 million students are suspended out of school each year.
o In New York City in 2011-2012, there were over 69,000 suspensions in public schools.
o Students with disabilities in NYC are four times more likely to be suspended than students without disabilities.
o More than 38,000 Black students are suspended every year in NYC, and the majority are male.

The Dignity in Schools Campaign New York is calling on the next Mayor and Department of Education to:

1. Mandate Positive Guidance Interventions in All Schools to Reduce Reliance on Suspensions
2. Provide Training on the Purpose and Use of Guidance Interventions for All Members of the School Community
3. End Suspensions for the Minor Misbehavior “Defying or Disobeying Authority”

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NYC Mayor and Dept. of Ed: We Need Solutions, Not Suspensions!

We want safe and supportive school climates for all NYC students!

To:
NYC Mayor, Chancellor and Dept. of Education
Research shows that instead of relying on punitive discipline practices like suspensions that do not reduce conflict, schools should implement practices that repair harm and foster positive relationships between students and adults.Counseling, peer mediation and restorative justice give teachers and students the tools to prevent and respond to conflict in positive ways.Research shows that suspensions for minor, subjective misbehaviors like “Defying or Disobeying Authority” do not improve behavior and unjustly result in higher suspensions for Black and Latino youth. In 2013, the Los Angeles School Board banned suspensions for “defiance.” NYC should do the same!

We call on the New York City Mayor, Chancellor and Department of Education to:

1. Mandate Guidance Interventions, like counseling, mediation and restorative justice before suspension (except for the most serious behaviors).

2. Provide Trainings to All School Staff on the purpose and use of Guidance Interventions to prevent and reduce conflict and disruption.

3. End Suspensions for “Defying or Disobeying Authority”, a minor misbehavior that is the second most common reason for suspensions.

Sincerely,
[Your name]

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