by SAC | May 25, 2021
Student Advocacy Center worked with school board members and educators to develop a “Rethink Discipline Board Resolution,” committing districts to ending non-mandatory expulsions, analyzing discipline data and investing in alternatives. Ultimately, Washtenaw ISD,...
by SAC | May 25, 2021
The U.S. Department of Education releases a guide for improving school climate and discipline.
by SAC | May 25, 2021
Michigan’s Board of Education unanimously adopted a model code of conduct that emphasizes restorative practices, due process and alternatives to harmful suspension. Student Advocacy Center partnered with several other organizations to help develop the model...
by SAC | May 25, 2021
Youth from Detroit, Ypsilanti and elsewhere joined together and organized an 80-mile walk for education from Detroit to Lansing to raise awareness about suspensions and expulsions for minor infractions. 125 people participated, including DHS Director Maura Corrigan,...
by SAC | May 25, 2021
The Council of State Governments releases a “School Discipline Consensus Report” with strategies to keep students in school.