Texas’ School-to-Prison Pipeline

Ticketing, Arrest & Use of Force in Schools

How the Myth of the “Blackboard Jungle” Reshaped School Disciplinary Policy 

 

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 Texas’ School-to-Prison Pipeline

Ticketing, Arrest & Use of Force in Schools

December 2010

How the Myth of the “Blackboard Jungle” Reshaped School Disciplinary Policy 

 

Texas Appleseed Report Team

Deborah Fowler,

Legal Director 

 

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Rebecca Lightsey,

Executive Director 

 Janis Monger,

Communications Director 

Elyshia Aseltine,

Data Analyst 

Texas Appleseed Mission

exas Appleseed’s mission is to promote justice for all exans by using the volunteer skills of lawyers and other professionals to find practical solutions to broad-based problems. Tis report is the third in a series examining the intersection of school discipline and gateways to the juvenile justice system. It focuses on Class C misdemeanor ticketing and arrest of students and on use of force (including pepper spray and asers) by school police officers.

Texas Appleseed Executive Committee

 J. Chrys Dougherty,

Chair Emeritus 

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Graves, Dougherty, Hearon & Moody 

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Mark Wawro,

Chair 

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Susman Godfrey

L.L.P.

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 Allene D. Evans,

Secretary-reasurer 

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 Allene Evans Law Firm

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Ronald C. Lewis,

Immediate Past Chair 

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Marshall & Lewis

LLP

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R. James George,

George & Brothers,

LLP

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Gregory Huffman,

Tompson & Knight

LLP

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Charles Kelley,

Mayer Brown

LLP

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Michael Lowenberg,

Gardere Wynne Sewell

LLP

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Carrin F. Patman,

Bracewell & Giuliani,

LLP

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 Allan Van Fleet,

Greenberg raurig,

LLP

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