U.S. Commission for Civil Rights Holds Hearing on School to Prison Pipeline
On December 8, 2017, Daniel J. Losen, director of the CRP’s Center for Civil Rights Remedies, testified in Washington, DC, at a public briefing of the U.S. Commission for Civil Rights (USCCR). A video of the public briefing, “School to Prison Pipeline: Intersections of Students of Color with Disabilities, “ can be seen here. See the agenda below.
The USCCR’s December 8 briefing sought to “examine compliance with federal laws designed to protect students of color with disabilities from discrimination, and whether laws adequately protect these students from discriminatory disciplinary actions and policies.” The Commission heard 7-minute presentations from diverse stakeholders and also held an open comment period. The session was live-streamed and there was a public call-in line (listen only). Written testimony by panelists is posted.
The Commission also invites the submission of additional materials for consideration in their report that can be emailed (schooldiscipline@usccr.gov) or mailed by January 16, 2018, to U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, Office of General Counsel, 1331 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Suite 1150, Washington, DC 20425.
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Introductory Remarks, Chair Catherine E. Lhamon (begin 00:7:45)
- Anurima Bhargava, Leadership in Government Fellow, Open Society Foundations and Former Chief, Educational Opportunities Section, Civil Rights Division, U.S. Department of Justice
- Eve Hill, Partner, Brown, Goldstein & Levy, and Former Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Civil Rights Division, U.S. Department of Justice
- Kristen Harper, Senior Policy Specialist, Child Trends and Former Senior and Policy Advisor, Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services, U.S. Department of Education
- Rebecca Cokley, Senior Fellow for Disability Policy, Center for American Progress and Former Executive Director, National Council on Disability
- James Scanlan, Attorney who specializes in the use of statistics in litigation
Panel Two: Stakeholders, Researchers, Experts on Special Education and the School-to-Prison Pipeline (01:49:27 to 02:17:53)
- Max Eden, Senior Fellow, Manhattan Institute
- Dan Losen, Director, Center for Civil Rights Remedies, University of California, Los Angeles (01:57:00)
- Monique Morris, Founder and President, National Black Women’s Justice Institute
- Paul Morgan, Professor of Education, Pennsylvania State University, College of Education
