Planting People Growing Justice Founder Dr. Artika R. Tyner Featured on Comcast/NBCUniversal — Planting People Growing Justice
Social Justice Series: Ending School to Prison Pipeline and Creating New Pipelines to Success
SAINT PAUL, Minn. – Jan. 28, 2021 – Senmer — Dr. Artika R. Tyner, founder of the non-profit organization Planting People Growing Justice
Leadership Institute (PPGJLI), is an advocate for children and social justice in all its many forms. She was recently featured on a Comcast/NBC Universal presentation about the school-to-prison pipeline (SPP).
The program was part of the virtual Social Justice Speakers Series being conducted by Comcast/NBCUniversal in partnership with the Utah Division of Multicultural Affairs. Through the series, individuals learn how to be an active ally, anti-racist, and become involved in community programs.
“All families are impacted by the school-to-prison pipeline,” said Tyner. “It has devastating effects on our children. You can change their future by getting involved. Are you contributing to the cycle or are you working to change your school’s policies and guidelines?”
Tyner speaks eloquently and with authority about the school-to-prison pipeline. It’s a system that disproportionately affects minors and young adults from disadvantaged backgrounds. Educational inequality, zero tolerance policies, and increasingly harsh disciplinary penalties for even minor infractions have effectively created a situation in which young people are criminalized within the educational system, eventually leading to mass incarceration.
“Schools and prison should never be in the same sentence; however, the school-to-prison pipeline is pervasive and detrimental to the future of our youth,” said Tyner.
The school-to-prison pipeline has lasting effects on all community members, not just those who have children that enter the juvenile detention system. Children trapped in the SPP system often go on to serve time in jail or prison as young adults, thereby continuing the cycle of mass incarceration. This limits their ability to excel academically, reach their career aspirations, and serve in the community.
Schools and prisons are two very separate institutions, but for some children it is a direct link. Tyner explains how the SPP functions in today’s educational system. She provides viewers with ways to prevent, challenge, and change the way children are disciplined at school to break the cycle.
Tyner speaks with passion, conviction and provides proven data about the school-to-prison pipeline and its effect on society as a whole. Individuals can view the video (https://utah.comcast.com/
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