Please give a peer response to my classmate’s discussion post. The idea that there are disproportionate amounts of punishments distributed to minors because of their race is really disturbing. Childrens development of antisocial and often troubled behavior are often a result of their interactions and relationships with their family and peers not because of their skin color. When taking a look at the relation from school punishments that tie directly into the prison pipeline I think it’s important that we should take a look at the school systems that potienally set a lot of the youth up for failure in a way. The purpose of the school after all is designed to maintain order. With that, school encourages students to establish and build upon goal so if that school system fails to do that, one could argue that that system has failed that juvenile by not preparing them enough for the real-world Biggins, M. (2018, May 28). With the Gun Free Schools Act created to address mass school shooting, I would argue that the higher numbers of school shootings that happen from inner city schools opposed to suburban schools pretty much come down to one main thing which is access. According to a news article in Chicago, experts say the phenomenon is due to a variety of factors that include easy access to guns and the copycat effect of disturbed suburban and small-town teenagers emulating each other (Payne, L. M. 2018, May 22). It’s also blamed on the pressures of living in small towns that make it harder for disgruntled teenagers to adjust. I would also agree that the Project save Act is a great legislation that is beneficial to keeping our schools safer because it protects students and staff and ensure a safe climate for learning. This actively empowers local communities to implement strong community standards to address violent and disruptive behavior which is very beneficial.
References
Biggins, M. (2018, May 28). How American schools educate us to fail. Medium. https://medium.com/s/story/how-american-schools-educate-us-to-fail-3c2d99adfe00
Payne, L. M. (2018, May 22). Mass school shootings mostly happening in small-town America. Chicago Tribune. https://www.chicagotribune.com/nation-world/ct-mass-shootings-small-towns-20180521-story.html
Project Save. (2001, February). Project SAVE – Emerg. Plans, drill & audit tools | Onondaga – Cortland – Madison counties BOCES. Onondaga – Cortland – Madison Counties BOCES. https://www.ocmboces.org/teacherpage.cfm?teacher=3438