"What did I do while I was
 suspended? You
mean what didn't I do."
~ Detained Youth

"If there's no community
supports a kid has a better
 chance of struggling."
~ Seattle High School Student

87.7 % of adjudicated
youth in WA State have
been suspended.
~ WSIPP

"[High School] Dropouts
 make up nearly half the
prison population. "
 ~WA WTEC Board

"The School to Prison
pipeline is a reflection
of America’s current
fixation with punishing
children rather than
educating them"
~Charles Ogletree,
Harvard Prof

"Prior suspension is more
predictive of dropping out
of high school than other
factors commonly associated
with dropout."
~Suh, Suh, and Houston

Let's be Proactive
rather than Reactive