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Education News

Texas Students Suspended Over Dreadlocks Continue Fight Against Barbers Hill School District

Laura Isensee

Posted on July 21, 2020 · The district's grooming policy and discipline sparked national attention, as the students and many advocates called it an example of hair discrimination.

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Advocates Urge HISD To Disband School Police Force

Laura Isensee

Posted on June 8, 2020 · The demand in Houston echoes calls around the country to defund police. Already, Minneapolis and Portland schools have decided to sever ties with their city police departments.

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Houston-Area Youth Join Calls For Justice With Protests, Dialogue

Laura Isensee

Posted on June 6, 2020 · Thousands of people in Houston have called for justice for George Floyd's death while in police custody. For some young people in Houston, that means restorative justice.

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Advocates: Houston-Area Students In Alternative Schools Need ‘Fresh Start’ After COVID

Laura Isensee

Posted on April 29, 2020 · Advocates argue that the students -- separated for things like dress code violations, lashing out at teachers or getting into fights -- shouldn't face additional consequences "for something that is so out of their control."

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Advocates Raise Concern Over Canceled Bus Service To Houston’s Alternative High School

Laura Isensee

Posted on October 28, 2019 · Houston students sent to the alternative campus already face a high risk of dropping out. Advocates now worry that without bus service, their risk of dropping out is even higher.

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Report: Texas Schools Still Rely on Police, Courts to Handle School Discipline

Laura Isensee

Posted on December 14, 2016 · It also found that on average Texas districts seem to spent more than twice as much on police than on counselors.

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Education News

Houston School Board Reverses Course, Reconsiders Suspension Ban

Laura Isensee

Posted on January 26, 2016 · If the school board approves the change with a final vote in February, Houston will become the first district in Texas to ban suspensions for young children.

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Fort Bend County Independent School District Suspends Truancy Program

Laurie Johnson

Posted on April 27, 2015 · This after reports its policies were among the strictest in Texas in addressing students who frequently miss class.

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Inside the Classroom

Inside the Classroom: Teacher, Student Find Talking Eases Conflict

Laura Isensee

Posted on April 30, 2014 · Teacher and student reflect on a new way to approach school discipline.

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Education News

For Discipline, School Uses ‘Healing Circles’ Instead of Harsh Punishment

Laura Isensee

Posted on April 10, 2014 · A Spring Branch high school pilots a new way to discipline students.

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Education News

Feds Issue New Guidelines For School Discipline To Avoid Discrimination

Laura Isensee

Posted on January 8, 2014 · Today federal authorities issued new guidelines for schools across the country on how to handle discipline in the classroom. The goal is to avoid any discrimination against minority students and those with disabilities.

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Education News

Feds Investigate School District For Alleged Discrimination Of Ticketing African American Students

Laura Isensee

Posted on December 10, 2013 · Increasingly, police are getting involved in school discipline, writing tickets that can land students in court. In Texas, that practice has led to a pushback from parents, and in one school district near Houston, attention from the federal government.

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Education News

Spring Branch To Pilot New Approach To School Discipline

Laura Isensee

Posted on September 16, 2013 · When students break the rules in class, a common solution is to remove them from the classroom. But more leaders here in Houston say schools need a better solution, so students can stay in school and not end up in the criminal justice system.

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