ALJAZAM Fault Lines June 8, 2014
Police officers in his school gave him tickets for misbehavior, including smoking cigarettes. Just hanging out with the wrong people. Just not thinking with my head when youre young. Hes here because of a burglary charge. When he was sentenced, the judge factored in his juvenile record, which included his misbehavior in school. Instead of dealing with troubled students in traditional ways like counseling and detention, more schools are enforcing zero tolerance policies and depending on Law Enforcement to carry them out. Its known as the school to prison pipeline. Weve taken the same failed pol...