Community Rights Campaign
Truancy / Tardy Ticket Campaign Timeline
Hot off the press: LAPD agrees it will substantially cut truancy ticketing!
Truancy ticketing resonates with journalism students in Los Angeles
"Clearly, I’ve missed an important lesson in logic as it totally
blew my mind that students could be fined for coming to school," writes Rachel Ferreira, a student at Daniel Pearl Magnet High School in Van Nuys, sharing her own experience receiving a truancy ticket.
CRC in the news: Truancy ticket campaign attracts community media attention
"Criminalize kids early and often? What’s next? Truancy – the new
gateway crime? While this effort may generate short term statistical
‘success’, it is a jaw droppingly wrong headed, counter-productive way
to treat kids," writes Home Education Magazine.
Strategy Meeting - Building a School Pipeline Toward Justice
Saturday, April 2nd 2011: Join us for an interactive and participatory citywide meeting to pave the way toward ending school push out and transforming our schools into healthy, enriching, and sustainable learning communities!
Turning Up the Heat: Building a School Pipeline Towards Justice!
Date from/to:
Mar 29 2011 - 9:36pm - Apr 30 2011 - 12:00pm
Contact Information:
213-387-2800 or Kendra@thestrategycenter.org
Community Rights Campaign Strategy Meeting: April 2nd at 9:30am
Location
First Unitarian Church
2936 West 8th Street
Los Angeles, CAUnited States
President Obama's National Youth Summit Opening
Summer Youth Organizing Academy (SYOA) graduate and Roosevelet Hight School Taking Action student leader, Cinthia Gonzalez, is featured in this short video highlighting the discussions of Los Angeles youth regarding the state of public education at President Obama's National Youth Summit Opening.
Cinthia calls for the protection of student services and resources and
the reduction of funds used for zero tolerance policies and policing of
Black and Latino youth.
Reports: LASPD Accused of Profiling, Sexual Harassment, Excessive Force
School Cops 'Out of Control'
