Hosted by the Boston Bar Service Innovation Project, this session will
provide an introduction to understanding the cradle/school-to-prison pipeline and representing students in school
discipline hearings (to advocate for students who might be suspended,
expelled, or excluded from school through another disciplinary measure).
Students who are suspended from school are much
less likely to graduate high school and much more likely become
involved in the juvenile justice system. Meanwhile, students of color,
students with disabilities, and low-income students are disproportionately
affected by exclusionary school discipline measures.
We invite BBA members to take part in
this interactive training as an orientation to education law pro bono
work. We will be hosting an additional training on Tuesday,
November 13, from 4:00-6:00pm
for attorneys interested in joining the pro bono panel of
the EdLaw Project. Please click
here to register.
The BBA recently published a special edition of
the Boston Bar Journal focused on this topic. Please click
here to read
more.