Bibliograph

Lockdown high, when the schoolhouse becomes a jailhouse, Annette Fuentes

Type

Label

Lockdown high, when the schoolhouse becomes a jailhouse, Annette Fuentes

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages [201]-211) and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Lockdown high

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

601096636

Responsibility statement

Annette Fuentes

Sub title

when the schoolhouse becomes a jailhouse

Summary

A report on the overblown fear of violence that turns American schools into prisons and students into suspects describes how the fixation on crime and security has resulted in unprecedented restrictions on student rights, dignity, and educational freedom

Table Of Contents

A brief history of school violence -- We are Columbine -- Crime and punishment : the zero tolerance epidemic -- Supermax schoolhouse -- The war on drugs goes to school -- The profiteers of Lockdown High -- Policing the schools, arresting development -- Busting out of Lockdown High : alternative paths to safe schools

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