Raising The Bar of Hope: Ending The Over-Policing of Black Girls in Schools

Thursday, March 4, 2021 | 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.

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Program Fee:
Free for Members | $15 for Non-Member Lawyers | Free for Non-Lawyers
Non-Lawyers please CLICK HERE to register.
 
Please Note: All attendees will receive an email confirmation including a zoom invite two hours prior to the program with details of how to access the webinar.

CLE Credit:
New York: 1.0 Diversity, Inclusion and Elimination of Bias

Description:
The New York City Bar Association invites you to a discussion on the policing of Black girls in schools, the consequences, and achievable equitable remedies. Panelists will explore the historic lens of the treatment of Black girls and how they are viewed by society; the types of punishments and procedures they are subjected to; and the long and short term consequences of being pushed out of school. Also, Karen Aime, a former student of the Brooklyn public school system will share how her school’s preconceived notions of her as a Black girl affected her student experience.

Welcome:
Sheila Boston, President of the New York City Bar Association

Speakers:
Karen Aime, is a 2019 graduate of the Brooklyn public school system and currently a student at Hunter College
Dr. Jamilia Blake, Associate Professor, Department of Educational Psychology in the College of Education and Human Development  Studies, Texas A&M University
Professor Alexis Karteron, Director, Rutgers Constitutional Rights Clinic
Ashley Sawyer, Senior Director, Campaigns at Girls for Gender Equity (GGE)
Dr. India Thusi, Associate Professor of Law, Delaware Law School

Closing Remarks:
Jarienn James, Co-chair of the Education and the Law Committee

Sponsoring Committee:
Education and the Law, Co-Chairs, Jarienn James and Evan Rosenberg

Co-Sponsoring Committees:
Children and the Law, Chair, Melissa Friedman
Civil Rights, Co-Chairs,  Zoey Chenitz and Kevin Jason
Council on Children, Dawne Mitchell, Chair
Juvenile Justice, Co-Chairs, Jennifer Ruiz- Gilroy and Maura Keating
Office for Diversity and Inclusion, New York City Bar Association
Sex and the Law, Co-Chairs,  Olympias Iliana Konidaris and Farah Diaz-Tello

Co-Sponsoring Organization:
New York Law School’s Impact Center for Public Interest Law