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The Films
Schoolhouse to Jailhouse
School: Where Safety Is Nothing But A ?
Our Schools: Safe or Not?
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Schoolhouse to Jailhouse
Make the Road New York’s Youth Power Project
5 min., 21 sec.
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“We’re not criminals. We’re students.”
Youth at Make the Road New York, a Brooklyn community organization, discuss the School to Prison Pipeline and its impact on their lives. The film also tells the story of Luis, a young man suspended from school and questioned by officers from the local precinct for having a cell phone in his bag.
Themes: the School to Prison Pipeline, zero tolerance policies, suspensions, police presence in schools, school safety agents, permanent metal detectors, criminalization of students.
School: Where Safety Is Nothing But A?
Future of Tomorrow
5 min., 47 sec.
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Youth with Future of Tomorrow, a Brooklyn community organization, discuss the over-policing of their schools and propose a solution: student success centers. The youth discuss the problems with school safety in their schools and how their campaign for Student Success Centers will improve students’ school experiences.
Themes: zero tolerance policies, school safety agents, permanent metal detectors, criminalization of students, youth activism.
Our Schools: Safe or Not?
Youth on the Move
5 min., 8 sec.
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“We want an education and we deserve it. Let us learn.”
Members of Youth on the Move, a Bronx community organization, document school safety measures in their schools. They surveyed and interviewed youth in their neighborhood, asking about school safety agents, permanent metal detectors and the overemphasis on discipline to the detriment of education. They also ask what students can do to improve the situation.
Themes: school safety agents, permanent metal detectors, overemphasis on discipline, criminalization of students, youth activism.
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