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EastoftheCap t1_je9kqsy wrote

Don't local activists talk about the "school to prison pipeline" in DC all the time?

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InterestingNarwhal82 t1_je9rexj wrote

“School to prison pipeline” is different from “crime factory.” The school to prison pipeline argument seeks to address how systemic racism leads Black kids, especially Black boys, to be disciplined more harshly than their white peers, leading to a decrease in academic learning time and greater chance of dropping out. Then, systemic racism leads them to be unfairly targeted by LEOs, receive harsher punishments for misdemeanors than their white peers, and wind up in prison at higher rates (compared to the overall population) than their white peers.

Calling a school with a high POC:white ratio a “crime factory” is a racist dog whistle.

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twenty-six-sixty-six t1_je9sq6w wrote

they sound the same to me, i think you're just being overly sensitive

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InterestingNarwhal82 t1_je9v44e wrote

Nope. They don’t. Keep defending subtle racism (or not so subtle in this case).

From a policy standpoint, one attempts to draw awareness to systemic racism that categorizes Black boys from pre-k, and the other is just an insult based on the racial makeup of schools in a particular area. But do go on about how they’re the same.

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twenty-six-sixty-six t1_je9vxhc wrote

i think people like you use terminology as a way to act like you're helping, while distancing yourself from actual problems

as far as i'm concerned, you, me, and this guy from alabama are all equally useless in the fight to improve our schools

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PooPooDooDoo t1_je9thto wrote

If you removed the name and political party of the person that said it, the majority of the people on this sub wouldn’t know how to feel about it.

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YeahIMine t1_jeb2yao wrote

Itt really is not the same. One is based in quantifiable, real terms. The other is just (R)acism. Not even a dog whistle, if you ask me.

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BrightThru2014 t1_je9xmf8 wrote

It's not the same, obviously, but it's not as far apart at least in terms of factual end point as you're making it out to be.

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pickletype t1_jea44a3 wrote

Do you believe this argument is still credible understanding that over half (52%) of DCPS & PCS teachers are Black, while only 28% are white? This would suggest that you believe Black teachers are the ones driving the "systemic racism" against Black kids.

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