Betsy Johnson has invited you to join a group - SCHOOL TO
PRISON PIPELINE - on GPS Network.
This is a description of the group:
"It is tragic
and unacceptable that six decades after Brown v. Board we still haven't
achieved equality in public education; Inequities still exist, including
disparities in school discipline. Far
too many of our most vulnerable students are excluded from class for minor,
non-violent behavior, which puts the at great risk for academic failure,
dropping out, and an unnecessary journey down the school-to-prison
pipeline. And far too many of our
teachers and education support professionals lack the support and resources to
meet their students' developmental needs." - Dennis Van Roekel, NEA President
You can learn more about SCHOOL TO PRISON PIPELINE at:
The following personalized message has been provided by
Betsy Johnson:
Dear Participant
You have been personally selected to be part of a small
network of contributors on The GPS Network through the National Educator
Association (NEA). The main topic of
this group will be to discuss and participate in The School to Prison
Pipeline. This problem is reaching
epidemic proportions in our schools throughout the USA.
Your professional knowledge on this subject will help to
assist us weekly as facilitators. Your
participation as a leader in this group will allow us to formulate ideas,
disseminate information, find resources and gain knowledge in eradicating the
Pipeline.
This group will be charged with contributing to an open
forum topics that directly relate to The School to Prison Pipeline. It is all of our obligations and
responsibilities to create great public schools. We have to stamp out Zero Tolerance and
create great online advocacy and awareness of solutions and restorative
practices that work. Many of you
presently have great ideas on this topic and we need you to share those
solutions with the world
Please email and let me know of your participation in
this group. Please be mindful that this
is sponsored by the National Education Association – GPS Network. If you choose, to be part of this wonderful
opportunity, please forward me a picture, bio, email, cell phone and topics of
interest within the School to Prison Pipeline.
Please provide in advance any supporting documents, books, materials or
any resources that can be posted up that you would like to distribute to the
audience. It is also important that you
weigh in weekly to share and collaborate with each other. Together we can and we will eradicate the
School to Prison Pipeline.
Please accept this invite…we welcome you!
FYI
Betsy Johnson Facilitator - School to Prison Pipeline
You must be a registered member of GPSNetwork.org and
logged into the site in order to join SCHOOL TO PRISON PIPELINE.
To accept this invitation, click on the following link:
Sincerely,
GPS Network, for SCHOOL TO PRISON PIPELINE
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