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Exclusionary Policies In Schools Stigmatize Arrested Teens And Contribute To Educational Failure
November 22, 2012 by NewsBot
"Zero- tolerance" policies that rely heavily on suspensions and expulsions hinder teens who have been arrested from completing high school or pursuing a college degree, according to a new study from The University of Texas at Austin. In Chicago, 25,000 male adolescents are arrested each year. One quarter of these arrests occurred in school, according to the Chicago Police Department...