Thanks to the coronavirus, our next community meeting will be held via video/phone conference on Monday, April 13, 2020, 7:00-8:30pm. Check out the agenda and get meeting credentials.
Category Archives: Meeting
From Lockers to Lockdown: Educate Students, Stop Arrests
Someone somewhere said, “Build it and they will come”. Gwinnett SToPP did just that for this year’s Dignity in Schools Week of Action event that was hosted at Georgia Gwinnett College in collaboration with the End Mass Incarceration GA Network, Georgia Council on Developmental Disabilities, GGC Psi Chi Honor Society and GGC Student Government […]
From Lockers to Lockdown Series Continues
The parents’ and children’s advocacy groups Gwinnett SToPP, The Georgia Council on Developmental Disabilities, and The Interfaith Children’s Movement are continuing their quest to educate the community about the inherit dangers black boys in special education face in school daily. The purpose of these community meetings is to provide quality education for all children, […]
From Lockers to Lockdown: Black Boys, Special Education and the STPP
Gwinnett Coalition to Dismantle the School To Prison Pipeline (Gwinnett SToPP), Georgia Council for Developmental Disabilities (GCDD), and Interfaith Children’s Movement in conjunction with the Dignity in Schools Week Of Action, hosted “From Lockers to Lockdown: Black Boys, Special Education and the School to Prison Pipeline” last Saturday. The event explored racial equity in schools and […]
GCPS March Board Meeting
Our ED attended both sessions of Gwinnett’s March school board meetings. They were quite informative and eventful. Two staff members each committed a violation of the Open Meetings Act. They each held firm to violating even after it was explained to them. The 2pm work session included a breakout session with the Teachers Advisory […]
President’s Day Candidate Forum – US House of Rep GA-7th District
On President’s Day, two Indivisible groups came together to host a non-partisan candidate forum for the all candidates running in the GA-7th district. Eight candidates have announced an intention to run – two Republicans – Incumbent Rob Woodall, and Shane Hazel; and 6 Democrats – Kathleen Allen, Carolyn Bourdeaux, Melissa Davis, David Kim, Ethan Pham […]
The School-to-Prison Pipeline: The Intersections of Students of Color with Disabilities
On Friday, December 8, 2017, the Dignity in Schools Campaign (DSC) and NAACP Legal Defense Fund (LDF) attended the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights (USCCR) briefing entitled, The School-to-Prison Pipeline: The Intersections of Students of Color with Disabilities. It is an independent, bipartisan, fact-finding federal agency charged with enhancing the development and enforcement of national […]
Sit Tight, Education is a Human Right!
This year, Gwinnett SToPP partnered with the ACLU of Georgia, Georgia Legal Services Program, and Interfaith Children’s Movement to conduct a day-long education civil rights workshop as part of the Dignity in Schools Campaign’s National Week of Action. Participants met at Salem Missionary Baptist Church in Lilburn, Georgia on October 21, 2017 to learn their […]
Gwinnett SToPP Meeting May 17th
As the school year wanes, school pushout continues on. But there are opportunities to change school discipline. It is critical that parents are informed― now more than ever. The Opportunity School District (OSD) is on the November ballot. GCPS and the Georgia Department of Education are developing education plans. Were you invited to sit at […]
Here, There, Everywhere: How Ed Works
Education rules are changing at the state and federal levels. It is important that parents are informed now more than ever. The Opportunity School District (OSD) is on the November ballot. State education departments are developing education plans as required by the U.S. Department of Education. By law, parents and community members must be part […]