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April 13 - Last Chance to Sign DSC Letter on Corporal Punishment

April 14 - Deadline to Endorse Reports to the UN on U.S. Human Rights Record in Education

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April 2010

Dear Friends,Please consider signing-on to the DSC letter to congress on corporal punishment and alternatives to zero-tolerance described below. Also consider endorsing several reports drafted by U.S. advocacy and human rights organizations to the United Nations as part of the Universal Periodic Review to take place in December 2010.

Last Chance to Sign-on to DSC Letter to Congress!

Consider Signing the DSC Letter to Support the House Committee Hearing on:

"Corporal Punishment in Schools and its Effect on Academic Success" SIGN-ON DEADLINE TODAY

Please email alternatives@... if you wish to sign by close of business today, April 13.This Thursday, the House Education and Labor Subcommittee on Healthy Families and Communities will be holding a hearing entitled, "Corporal Punishment in Schools and its Effect on Academic Success." The Subcommittee's Chairwoman, Representative Carolyn McCarthy, looks to address school-based corporal punishment's academic harms in the upcoming reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. We've written the attached letterto support the issues being discussed at the hearing and to raise awareness for the need to address exclusionary practices' impact on student learning as well. For more information on the hearing, click here:

http://edlabor.house.gov/hearings/2010/04/corporal-punishment-in-schools.shtml Sign-On Letter Signature Instructions:

While all signatures are welcome, we strongly prioritize organizational signatures. If you work for, volunteer for, or are otherwise involved with an organization that looks to affect these issues, please encourage the organization to sign this letter. Whenever possible, please sign on as an organization instead of as an individual. Individual signatures are also welcome. You may include your title (e.g., " Lambertson, Advocate") and/or your affiliation ("Liz Sullivan, NESRI"). All individual signatures will be listed under the following heading: "the following individuals are listed with their affiliations for identification purposes only."

Endorse Reports for the UN Universal Periodic Review

Groups are Submitting Reports on Education in the U.S. to the United Nations

Please consider endorsing!

Please find attached reports on education in the U.S. to be submitted for the upcoming United Nations Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of the United States. A number of U.S. human rights and advocacy organizations will submit reports as part of this UN process to review the human rights record of the US taking place in December 2010 (see below for more information). Education Report- Focuses on three primary areas: school segregation, discriminatory school discipline, and the achievement gap.

Please send any endorsements by close of business on Tuesday, April 13th to hchouest@....

Economic and Social Rights Report - Focuses on the rights to education, health care, housing, work, and social security (including water), presenting evidence that the overreliance on the market to meet human needs has failed, that public resources are distributed inequitably, and that promoting only individual responsibility prevents the collective action needed to eliminate socio-economic barriers.

Please send your endorsement to anja@... by Noon, Wednesday, April 14.

Full list of reports - follow this link to see a full list of reports being submitted by US organizations to the UN and learn how to endorse!

About the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) The U.N.'s first Universal Periodic Review of the U.S. is scheduled to take place December 2010. This important opportunity offers the U.S. advocacy community a chance both to measure how the U.S. is meeting its human rights obligations and to continue pressuring the government to live up to those obligations. The UPR assesses each country's adherence to its human rights obligations under the U.N. Charter, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), human rights treaties ratified by the country, its voluntary commitments, and applicable international law. During the review, in addition to the "national report" provided by the country under review and the reports of U.N. bodies, the Working Group considers reports from other "stakeholders" such as civil society and national human rights institutions. This education report will be submitted through this process.

Upcoming Restorative Practices Webinars

Restorative Practices Webinar Series from the International Institute for Restorative Practices (IIRP)

Responding to Bullying with Restorative Practices May 11, 2010-3:30-5:00pm EDT

Presenters: Bob Costello, IIRP Director of Training & Consulting;

Bailie, IIRP Assistant Director of Training & Consulting

Bullying has become far too common in schools today, and its consequences can be tragic. Many programs try to prevent it, with varying results. What do you do when it happens anyway? You empower those who have been harmed, by means of supported, face-to-face meetings with those who have harmed them, and you widen the circle to include everyone who has been affected. Prohibiting such face-to-face meetings only ensures that that next time these parties cross paths no responsible adult will be present, and more bullying will result.

The webinar will also address:

how to identify bullying, a very specific power dynamic the harm in labeling children as bullies or victims bullying fallacies and controversies

Safer Saner Schools - Whole School Change Through Restorative Practices May 25, 2010-3:30-5:00pm EDT Presenters: Bob Costello, IIRP Director of Training & Consulting; Steve Korr, IIRP Trainer & Consultant.Learn more about the IIRP's Safer Saner Schools Program, an effective way to achieve lasting whole-school culture change that builds relationships between students, staff and parents, improves student behavior, reduces violence and bullying and creates a sense of community. The webinar will also address:

our comprehensive two-year school implementation program how we customize plans based on a schools' needs and goals how we achieve 100% staff participation in restorative practices

About the Dignity in Schools Campaign (DSC)

The Dignity in Schools Campaign is a national coalition of advocates, community-based organizations, educators, lawyers and policymakers working together to seek human rights-based solutions to the systemic problem of pushout in U.S. schools. Visit the websiteto learn about membership and get involved in the campaign. The DSC has a Core Group that oversees the project, Working Group Members that help shape our work and participate in our ongoing projects, and Allied Organizations that believe in and support the campaign.Core Group Members:

Biehl, Ohio Poverty Law Center

Cregor, Southern Poverty Law Center Hirji, Children's Rights Litigation Committee, American Bar Association Lambertson, Advocate, Colorado Llorente, Advocate, Chicago, IL Liz Sullivan, National Economic and Social Rights Initiative Lori , ACLU of Illinois

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