3 Takeaways: Collaborative Strategies for Discipline and Juvenile Justice
AASA hosted a summit focused on school discipline, juvenile justice, and strategies to keep at-risk youth in-school and learning. The summit aimed to support school leaders and youth serving agencies with tools and resources to improve disciplinary practices
and equity in public education. Around 50 leaders came together for a day of learning, discussion, and sharing challenges and promising practices.
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Bridging Education and Justice: Transforming Schools and Communities
This webinar explores the consequences of punitive practices and highlights powerful strategies for creating a more equitable, inclusive, and nurturing educational environment.
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In January 2025, AASA hosted a summit focused on school discipline, juvenile justice, and strategies to keep at-risk youth in-school and learning. The following resources were shared during this insightful event:
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Summit Resources and Research
Tuscaloosa City Schools by the Numbers
Quick overview from Tuscaloosa City Schools (Ala.) on declining out-of-school suspensions and its impact.
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Las Cruces Public Schools Matrix
Discipline matrix from Las Cruces Public Schools (N.M.).
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Examples of How Juvenile Court Hurts Youth & Communities
This publication from the Gault Center presents examples of how young people’s juvenile court involvement created barriers to college enrollment, meaningful employment, financial independence, stable housing, and military enlistment.
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Disrupting the School-to-Prison Pipeline
This resource from the Gault Center emphasizes that diverting youth from the legal system and keeping them in school can lead to better life outcomes.
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Reforms that Keep Youth in School
By addressing systemic policies and practices that push students out of schools and into the juvenile court system, superintendents and other administrators can improve school climate for all students, as well as social, emotional, and academic outcomes.
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Myths & Facts About the Impacts of Juvenile Court
This publication shares the numerous myths and misconceptions that exist about involvement with the juvenile legal system and the effects it can have on a young person’s trajectory to success.
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Futures in the Balance: Video Explanation
We all want young people to thrive. But referring them to the juvenile court system often gets in the way. Learn how to help youth mature into thriving adults.
Research Overview on Positive Youth Development
This resource highlights research demonstrating the critical importance of community-based alternatives that promote positive youth development and, in turn, public safety.
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The Harms of Juvenile Detention Infographic
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Sticker Shock: The Cost of Youth Incarceration
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We Came to Learn: A Call to Action for Police-Free Schools
This report is published by The Advancement Project
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Cops and No Counselors: How the Lack of School Mental Health Staff is Harming Students
This 2020 report is published by ACLU shares research on the impact of school policing.
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AASA
profiled five school districts during the 2021-2022 school year that are building walls between schools and the justice system, engaging in restorative practices, working to eliminate bias and disproportionality, and providing all children with fair
and equitable access to high-quality opportunities.
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