Saturday, October 9, 9am-4pm
(8:30am Registration & Breakfast)
Christ United Methodist Church, 44 Highland Ave., Bethel Park
The school-to-prison pipeline is a disturbing national trend wherein students are funneled out of public schools and into the juvenile and criminal justice systems for minor infractions of school rules. The key policies and practices that created and now maintain the school-to-prison pipeline include zero tolerance policies, and the presence of police on campus as school resource officers (SROs). Once students are put into contact with law enforcement for disciplinary reasons, many are then pushed out of the educational environment and into the juvenile and criminal justice systems. Students of color are especially vulnerable to push-out trends and the discriminatory application of discipline.
Advanced registration is required; deadline Monday, October 4. $15 per person (includes continental breakfast, boxed lunch and snacks.) Scholarships are available. Visit christumc.net/pipeline for registration and for more information.