The following statement was submitted by Ashley C. Sawyer, Director of Policy, Girls for Gender Equity (GGE).
Across the country, Black girls are prevented from achieving their educational goals because of their specific experiences with the school-to-prison pipeline, also known as school pushout. Every day, GGE engages in research, policy advocacy, and organizing to keep Black girls safe, protect their dignity, and affirm their brilliance. Today is no exception!
GGE is fighting pushout by:
GGE is fighting pushout by:
Increasing Oversight of Dress Code Policies: Today, New York City Council Member Brad Lander is introducing a bill to increase the oversight and transparency of dress code policies across New York City schools, and calling on the DOE to implement an inclusive dress code policy. This bill goes hand in hand with our new research on school dress code policies, where we found overwhelmingly explicit prohibitions of feminized dress, and harsh, escalating punishments for students who are out of compliance. Young people should never be denied classroom instruction time, publicly humiliated, or disciplined for the way that they look or for their body types. Read full coverage of our research and today's bill introduction in Chalkbeat!
Curtailing Investments in School Police: Mayor De Blasio just introduced his preliminary budget plan which calls for yet another increase to the School Safety Division, increasing the City's investment in school police, and far outweighing commitments to restorative justice, teacher training and other student support. Our recent analysis of NYPD interventions in New York City schools shows that school policing disproportionally targets Black girls.
Mapping Violent Police Interactions Experienced by Black Girls: In 2015, a young Black girl was thrown from her desk in Spring Valley, South Carolina and brutally beaten by a police officer. The violence she experienced continues to happen to Black girls and non-binary youth across the United States. Today, we're launching a new project mapping incidents where Black girls are harmed, violently arrested, or assaulted by police.
Curtailing Investments in School Police: Mayor De Blasio just introduced his preliminary budget plan which calls for yet another increase to the School Safety Division, increasing the City's investment in school police, and far outweighing commitments to restorative justice, teacher training and other student support. Our recent analysis of NYPD interventions in New York City schools shows that school policing disproportionally targets Black girls.
Mapping Violent Police Interactions Experienced by Black Girls: In 2015, a young Black girl was thrown from her desk in Spring Valley, South Carolina and brutally beaten by a police officer. The violence she experienced continues to happen to Black girls and non-binary youth across the United States. Today, we're launching a new project mapping incidents where Black girls are harmed, violently arrested, or assaulted by police.
Do you know of an incident that has not been captured? If so, please email schoolgirlsdeserve@ggenyc.org and tell us about it!
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