The School to Prison Pipeline: Quantitative Evidence to Guide School Counselor Advocacy

• NCJ Number: 305007
• Journal: Journal of Counselor Leadership and Advocacy Volume: 8 Issue: 1 Dated: Jan 2021 Pages: 16-29
• Author(s): Laura E. Welfare; Tameka Oliphant Grimes; Gerard Lawson; Kazuki Hori; Ghadir Asadi
• Date Published: January 2021
• Length: 14 pages
• Grant Number(s): 2015-CK-BX-0007
• Sponsoring Agency: National Institute of Justice (NIJ)
• Corporate Author: Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
• Publication Format: Article
• Publication Type: Research (Applied/Empirical)
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

Since the school to prison pipeline begins with disciplinary incidents which result in suspensions, expulsions, and referrals to law enforcement, we analyzed 230,988 disciplinary infractions from one year in public K-12 schools in Virginia.

Abstract

We found evidence that Black male and female students are overrepresented in initial infractions and overrepresentation worsens only at the more discretionary points of the school to prison pipeline. A three-pronged approach to school counselor advocacy for transformative change is detailed herein. (Publisher Abstract Provided)