Pitt Study Finds Link Between School Suspensions & Students In Juvenile Justice System

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PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – New research released by the University of Pittsburgh says there’s a connection between suspensions, grades and whether a child ends up in the juvenile justice system.
The report is titled “Just Discipline and the School to Prison Pipeline in Greater Pittsburgh: Local Challenges and Promising Solutions.” It was written by two associate professors at Pitt and funded by the Heinz Endowments.
Grant Oliphant, the presiden