The classroom as first courtroom: Jada’s story
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Andrea Hagan
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thelensnola.orgThe classroom as first courtroom: Jada’s storythelensnola.orgJada and other Black girls often take the first steps toward the delinquency pipeline in the schoolroom, where teachers too often misread curiosity as sassiness—or as Louisiana law describes it, "willful disobedience." [...] Read More... from The classroom as first courtroom: Jada’s story The post The classroom as first courtroom: Jada’s story appeared first on The Lens .
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