School to Prison Pipeline | Sharon Stern Gerstman

School to Prison Pipeline | Sharon Stern Gerstman

6.11.2018

By Sharon Stern Gerstman

EPISODE SUMMARY:

Immediate Past President Sharon Stern Gerstman, of counsel at Magavern Magavern Grimm, discusses “zero tolerance” disciplinary policies in schools and how they can criminalize even minor infractions. She sees hope in student-led youth courts and the trend toward restorative justice.