Turning off the School-to-Prison Pipeline.

The article discusses the zero-tolerance practices of exclusionary discipline which contribute to school failure and push students into the justice system in the U.S. According to the author, inclusive school climates with restorative practices promote academic success. It says that the link between educational exclusion and criminalization of youth is dubbed as the school-to-prison pipeline. According to the Criminal Justice Fact Sheet, the U.S. has 25 percent of the world's prisoners.