National Leadership Summit on School-Justice Partnerships:
Keeping Kids In School and Out of Court
National Leadership Summit on School-Justice Partnerships:
Keeping Kids In School and Out of Court
Education and judicial leaders and other community leaders from 45 states, D.C., Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands gathered in New York City to hear about and to become catalysts for strategies, policies and programs to keep kids in school and out of court.
This summit in New York City on March 11-13, 2012, brings together justice system and school system leaders from across the nation, with the objective of working collaboratively to find ways to keep kids in school and out of courts.
Read MoreThe Summit agenda is packed with the leading national researchers and speakers on the school-justice connection, including presentations on discipline and racial justice, the impact of trauma on student behavior, and the use of emerging practices such as Positive Behavior Intervention Systems and restorative justice to address student misbehavior within the school community.
View AgendaThe Summit showcases a growing body of research and evidence-based alternatives that indicate suspensions and expulsions are not effective in improving student behavior and are significantly associated with drop out and involvement in the juvenile and criminal justice systems.
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