Solutions Not Suspensions!
Parents! Students! Concerned Community Members!
Join us for the debut screening of “What Will It Take to Stop the School to Prison Pipeline?” documentary.
Hear parents, students, community members and stakeholders address the pushout crisis.
Let’s ensure that our children are in school during school hours.
Come and learn ways to get involved in making a difference in the lives of the children in our community.
Tuesday, October 2, 2012
Ashe’ Cultural Center
1712 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd
6:00PM-8:00PM
• Each year in Louisiana schools there are over 300,000 disciplinary actions taken on students resulting
in thousands of school days missed.
• During the 2006-2007 school year, 402 students from Orleans parish dropped out of school. Where are they now?
• Louisiana incarcerates more people per capita than any other state in the Union.
HELP US STOP school pushouts, increase graduation rates and lower incarceration rates amongst our youth!
*Refreshments will be provided *Get Involved * Door Prizes
Hosted by: Families and Friends of Louisiana’s Incarcerated Children (FFLIC), in partnership with Ashe’ Cultural Center, Juvenile Justice Project of Louisiana (JJPL), Young Adults Striving for Success (YASS), Dignity in Schools Louisiana, Safe Streets Strong Communities (SSSC), Stand Up for Each Other (SUFEO) and Orleans Public Education Network (OPEN).
For More Information or to RSVP Contact: Damekia Morgan @ 504-522-5237x 229 or dmorgan@fflic.org