School Leaders Doing the Work the Right Way: Building Walls between Schools and the Justice System. Phoenix PXU Union, Phoenix, Arizona

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Annie E. Casey Foundation

School Districts; Social Justice; Equal Education; Social Bias; Disproportionate Representation; Law Enforcement; Delinquency; Juvenile Justice; Discipline; COVID-19; Pandemics; At Risk Students; Racism; Ethnicity; Social Emotional Learning; Mental Health; Student Behavior; Elementary Secondary Education; Substance Abuse; Conflict Resolution; School Culture; Cultural Awareness; Police School Relationship; School Safety; School Security; Gender Differences; Suspension; Transitional Programs; Reentry Students; Restorative Practices; Urban Schools

Located in Phoenix, Arizona, the Phoenix Union High School District (PXU) was the only high school district profiled as part of this project. The high school district is made up of 13 elementary districts that feed into it and has 11 comprehensive high schools, four small specialty schools, three micro-schools, three support schools and a digital academy. The district has 4,000 employees and covers 220-square miles of Arizona's capital city. The most diverse city of those profiled, Phoenix students speak more than 100 languages and represent 50 Native American tribes. This profile highlights the school district's restorative policies and practices including: (1) Catalyst for Change; (2) Sense of Community While Utilizing Staff; (3) Police Department; (4) Police involved Youth; (5) Transition Plan; (6) COVID; (7) Sustainability; and (8) Disproportionality. [For the summary report, see ED628985.]

ERIC

2023

ED628990