Disciplining Our Youth
Education is a major source of concern in Black communities; they are understaffed and under resourced. Hence, our children are being gravely under served in perhaps the most important social...
View ArticleSign a Petition for Salecia Johnson, Six year-old ARRESTED for Throwing a...
Six year-old Salecia Johnson was handcuffed by police officers after throwing a tantrum at her kindergarten. Salecia's mother has started an online petition, demanding that the arrest be removed from...
View ArticleOakland Schools Allowing Feds to Monitor Disciplinary Procedures; Ensure Fair...
Oakland School District will allow the Dept. of Education to monitor their disciplinary procedures, to ensure that Black students are not receiving harsher punishments than their white peers. Black...
View ArticleChicago Teen Allegedly Strip Searched At School
A 15 year-old Chicago student was allegedly strip-searched at his high school last month. His outraged parents plan to file suit against Chicago Public Schools. How could school officials ever deem a...
View ArticleTeacher Suspended for Pouring Pencil Shavings Down Student’s Throat
8th grader Marquis Jay was sitting in his chair, leaning his head back with his mouth open, when his teacher walked over and poured pencil shavings into his mouth. The teacher was suspended, but has...
View ArticleParents Turn in Their Sons After Seeing Surveillance Video of Robbery
Two Philly teens - 13 and 14 years-old - were turned in by their parents after being caught on video robbing a 9 year-old girl. It couldn't have been easy, but kudos to these parents for making their...
View ArticleREPORT: 1 in 4 Black Students Suspended; Mostly for Nonviolent Offenses
According to a new report, 24 percent of black students were suspended from school in the 2009-10 academic year, as opposed to just 7.1 percent of white students. These suspensions are usually the...
View ArticleTeen Girl Charged w/ Felony Over Ill-Advised Science Experiment
Florida teenager Kiera Wilmot had good grade; and a clean behavioral record until she tried an ill-advised science experiment on school grounds. Her punishment: expulsion, and felony charges! Does...
View ArticleA 16 Year-old Black Girl, The Criminalization Of Students, And The Push For...
Kim Moore on 16 year-old Kiera Wilmot's failed science experiment, and subsequent expulsion and arrest: "What happened to Kiera calls into question a larger problem, that of the Zero Tolerance policies...
View ArticleOutraged Parents Say Son’s Teacher Made Him Lick Desk Clean for Drawing On It
Parents of a Troy, New York elementary student were outraged to learn that their son's teacher forced him to clean a desk with his tongue as punishment for drawing on it.
View ArticleHS Senior Wesley Teague Suspended For Tweet Criticizing His High School’s...
A senior at Heights HS in Wichita, Kansas, Wesley Teague criticized his high school's sports team on twitter on May 2, 2013. His tweet resulted in his suspension! This story begs the question; are our...
View ArticleBrooklyn Teacher Fined $10,000 For Letting 3rd Grader Hit Bully Back
A Brooklyn teacher has been fined $10,000 for encouraging one of her students to strike back against a bully. She allegedly asked the 8 year-old bully to stand up, and then directed the victimized...
View ArticleL.A. Unified School District Votes to Ban Suspensions for “Willful Defiance”
The Los Angeles Unified School board voted Tuesday to ban suspensions for "willful defiance," directing school officials to use other disciplinary methods that don't force students to miss valuable...
View ArticleKiera Wilmot Speaks Out On Science Experiment Arrest, Aftermath
After making headlines across the country, Kiera Wilmot has spoken out on her harrowing ordeal.
View ArticleReport: Spanking leads to bad behavior
New evidence shows that spanking may lead to bad behavior. Using a nationally represented sample, researchers interview 1,933 parents when their children were 3 and 5 years old. They gathered data...
View ArticleTough love? teen force to hold sign in bitter cold after school fight
An Akron, Ohio teenager was forced to stand in the bitter cold with a sign about the importance of walking away from a confrontation. Sonia Davis, 13-year-old Myasia’s aunt and legal guardian, says...
View Article11-year-old forced to clean toilets by school as punishment
The mother of an 11-year-old boy is outraged after finding out her child was forced to clean toilets during detention. Henry Hawkins, a fifth grader at Longfields Elementary School in Forestville, MD,...
View ArticlePresident Obama, Magic Johnson, NBA players respond to Donald Sterling comments
Members of the National Basketball Association spoke out Sunday in response to racist comments made by Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling. The Clippers players staged a silent protest as they...
View ArticleAdrian Peterson: ‘I am not a child abuser’
After being reinstated to the NFL, Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson released a statement in response to child abuse allegations. Peterson took to his Twitter account to voice his...
View ArticleA 16 Year-old Black Girl, The Criminalization Of Students, And The Push For...
Kim Moore on 16 year-old Kiera Wilmot's failed science experiment, and subsequent expulsion and arrest: "What happened to Kiera calls into question a larger problem, that of the Zero Tolerance policies...
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