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That diversity isnt always reflected in the learning environment. my next guest is hoping to change that. her new book series "mame is on the air" features a young latina girl who dreams of being a reporter. ida seeiegel, what a pleasure to see you. >> your day job is a reporter for wnbc our new york city station. what prompted you to write this book? >> when im in the field reporting various stories or the nbc news truck, its incredibly appealing to the children we neat in the field. they come ...

Saying any reason a student would be sent to the office for punishment. in this case and is the case, most of the time when it comes to suspensions its more p minor insubtractions or what can be labeled as something vague which is insubordination which could be anything from not following a teachers instructions to not cooperating on a particular activity. and that the minor infraks are leading to suspensions that remove children from the learning environment. >> dont go away. we want to come to...

Pay money to go immerse themselves in a child-like learning environment. what do you think, lizz? >> i feel really good about that. the next thing is going to be how do we insert adults back in the womb so they can hide and feel safe. >> im ready to go back ari. >> what does it tell you, abby that you have adults willing to pay money just to go back? >> i would love to go back to school. i would love to go back to preschool. those were some of the best times in my life. nap time. i think this wo...

But we see the same kind of racism in our current society and i dont think its going to stop until all of us, individually and collectively say, not with us. not my presence. not here youre not going to do things like that. >> youre in a difficult spot. as abhorrent as what these students said its protected by the first amendment and that by being expelled these students are essentially having their constitutional rights violated. to that what do you say? >> anderson i dont think so at all. we w...

Now, at a press release today, the university president said he expelled the students because they created a hostile learning environment for others. the statement continues to say, i have emphasized that theres zero tolerance for this kind of threatening racist behavior at the university of oklahoma. fraternity members must remove all their belongings from the frat house by midnight tonight. the house had the greek letters taken down. joining me is university oklahoma senior and journalism majo...

Welcome back to "hannity." the university of oklahoma has kicked the sigma alpha epsilon fraternity off campus and expelled two students. pretty unbelievable. now, at a press release today, the university president said he expelled the students because they created a hostile learning environment for others. the statement continues to say, i have emphasized that theres zero tolerance for this kind of threatening racist behavior at the university of oklahoma. fraternity members must remove all the...

>> university president said those students who played a leadership role in this video created a hostile learning environment for others and theres a zero tolerance policy for these matters. now, the campus in an uproar. days of protests. the sae fraternity house shut down. members forced to move out. and the greek letters literally ripped off the building there. let me bring in cnn national reporter nick valencia in norman oklahoma. youve just received new information about one of those young m...

So they locked me up. sent me to juvenile. >> when it comes to kids and punishment, the question needs to be answered. do kids no matter what the crime belong in adult prison? mike dempsey is in charge of all juvenile services for interest indiana department of correction. >> its a complicated issue. and just because of the fact that they are still juveniles. so theyre still young in mind and body and spirit and everything. and yet they have committed some pretty serious crimes against society. ...

And i grabbed his watch and i split his wrist open. so they locked me up. sent me to juvenile. >> when it comes to kids and punishment, the question needs to be answered. do kids no matter what the crime belong in adult prison? mike dempsey is in charge of all juvenile services for indiana department of correction. >> its a complicated issue. and just because of the fact that they are still juveniles. so theyre still young in mind and body and spirit and everything. and yet they have committed s...

What is ours. . the idea of demonizing minorities which is ill equipped to take their place at university level. and i think we have to extrapolate the figures that you gave. the university of maryland educates most of the leaders in maryland. the general assembly in maryland, if you look at upswards of 90% of the judges on alabamas appellate court went through the university of alabama system. 07% of the legislators went through the university of florida system. those state institutions are edu...