City Of Iowa City: School-To-Prison Pipeline Series Available Online

Press release from the City of Iowa City:

September 29, 2021

For those who were unable to attend or would like to review what they learned, the three-part series, Moving Forward on Social Justice: Fixing the School to Prison Pipeline, is available for viewing online.

Hosted by the City's Office of Equity and Human Rights, the series explores the various aspects of the school to prison pipeline, including:

• How implicit bias created and expands the pipeline.
• How bias impacts discipline in educational settings, juvenile justice imbalances, probation, and employment.

The series was presented by social justice advocate and implicit bias specialist, Thomas Newkirk. Learn more about Newkirk's work here.

All three sessions can be viewed for free online:

• Part One
• Part Two
• Part Three

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This press release was produced by the City of Iowa City. The views expressed here are the author’s own.