Locating the School-to-Prison Pipeline

Re-posted by Nicholas Stix

“Unsubstantiated accusations of excessive harshness in student discipline are in keeping with a more general notion that unjustified punishment against minority students is the beginning of a 'school to prison pipeline.' The opposite possibility—that lax discipline in school can lead to habits of lawless behavior by young people, increasing their chances of ending up in prison as adults—is seldom mentioned, much less tested empirically.’’

Thomas Sowell, from his new book, Charter Schools and Their Enemies, which was released on his 90th birthday.