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Scenario

When school discipline creates pathways to incarceration

My son's teacher called the police on him for having a pocket knife at school and now he has a record at fourteen, and I cannot stop thinking about how this never would have happened in the suburb where I grew up.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

A parent witnesses the school-to-prison pipeline crystallize around their child's body.

Your guide for this
Juana
Juana works with people navigating exactly this kind of situation.
Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Mass incarceration — causes and critique?”

Peri

Peri can explain why this happens, help you decide if this is the right situation for you, and point toward the right journey or coach.

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