School discipline debate reignited by new Los Angeles data

By Susan Ferriss

UPDATED: Schools' police chief responds to new citations data.

Excerpts from this story referencing "Labor-Community Strategy Center":

"… began to bubble up from parents and students.Zoe Rawson, a lawyer with the Labor-Community Strategy Center — one of the groups that requested the citations information — sa …"

LA school police chief voices reasons for ticketing young kids, radio station reports

By Susan Ferriss

As concerns over student-police relations rise nationally, data shows 40 percent of LA school police citations go to kids 14 and under.

Excerpts from this story referencing "Labor-Community Strategy Center":

"… ent learns from whatever mistake was made.”Zoe Rawson, a lawyer with the Labor-Community Strategy Center in Los Angeles, told KPCC and the Center she was concerned that behaviors …"

"… n to reveal a range of detail about citations.The data was released to the Labor-Community Strategy Center and other community groups that have been working with school and city pol …"

Los Angeles school police citations draw federal scrutiny

By Susan Ferriss

Los Angeles school punishment data attract federal scrutiny

Excerpts from this story referencing "Labor-Community Strategy Center":

"… the Center for Public Integrity and a Los Angeles civil rights group, the Labor-Community Strategy Center, obtained and analyzed a large portion of the L.A. data that Ali’s offic …"

"… eports in late April, students and parents held protests in early May. The Labor-Community Strategy Center urged that the district  cut tickets by 75 percent and adopt a morato …"

"… than kids in affluent areas.    Zoe Rawson, an attorney with the Labor-Community Strategy Center, who has defended students in court, said: “We are both policing st …"

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L.A. school police, district agree to rethink court citations of students

By Susan Ferriss

L.A.'s school police and district react to reports of thousands of tickets issued to Latino and black middle-school students.

Excerpts from this story referencing "Labor-Community Strategy Center":

"… ty neighborhoods.The Center for Public Integrity and the Los Angeles-based Labor-Community Strategy Center each performed their own analysis recently of previously unreleased citati …"

Los Angeles school police chief rethinking discipline policy

By Susan Ferriss

Police chief wants less ticketing for young kids, more out-of-court solutions.

Excerpts from this story referencing "Labor-Community Strategy Center":

"… ll-blown juvenile court. Manuel Criollo, an organizer with the Los Angeles Labor-Community Strategy Center, a civil rights group, has been meeting with Zipperman. He’d like to see …"

"… said. “Somebody told her she could go to jail.” With a lawyer from the Labor-Community Strategy Center at their side, Davis and her daughter appeared in court weeks later, succe …"

Activists want guidelines for L.A. school police

By Susan Ferriss

Activists want parameters as city police, post-Newtown, sent to check in on Los Angeles grammar schools

Excerpts from this story referencing "Labor-Community Strategy Center":

"… set for the role of officers.The Community Rights Campaign is part of the Labor-Community Strategy Center, which successfully organized students last year to stop early-morning pol …"

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Los Angeles school board cracks down on suspensions for minor infractions

By Susan Ferriss

L.A. school board limits suspensions for "willful defiance"

Excerpts from this story referencing "Labor-Community Strategy Center":

"… en 11 and 14 years of age. Manuel Criollo, a community organizer with the Labor-Community Strategy Center in Los Angeles, has spent several years working with students, parents, di …"

"… have spoiled students’ relations with law enforcement and teachers. The Labor-Community Strategy Center drew attention to and helped end early-morning sweeps that officers were d …"