![]() Its reach into our schools and our classrooms has reinforced latent ideas of Black inferiority and cast our girls as angry little women who are too self-absorbed and consumed by themselves and their faults to participate in school communities. A new documentary, Pushout: The Criminalization of Black Girls in Schools, takes viewers into the journeys of five black female students who have confronted, and overcome, the school. Our nationwide culture of surveillance and criminalization is much more pervasive and life-threatening than even the largest prison. Being more inclusive would save us from a lot of head-scratching about why it is so hard to break harmful cycles, the negative patterns in student outcomes, and contact with the criminal legal system. ![]() We could see women and girls in their shared spaces with men and boys, and develop strategies that are responsive to the conditions that threaten the futures of female and male children. ![]() “Focusing on criminalization, rather than just incarceration, would enable greater understanding of how institutions impact girls and facilitate important shifts in our thinking and decision-making processes. ![]()
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