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Tamara Ward
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Communications Coordinator, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)
Washington
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By Tamara Ward| Afro-American Newspapers Verified By Tamara WardSpecial to the AFROErika Strauss Chavarria, a former high school Spanish teacher of 12 years in Howard County Public Schools, just recently transitioned from educator to student advocate. “My first year teaching, I saw a student that I cared very much about get arrested. I never saw him again. He got hauled off the school grounds,” Strauss Chavarria said of an incident at Wilde Lake High School.
From homeroom to handcuffs: Part 3 - The evolution of a school resource officer and his influence on state policy
By Tamara Ward| Afro-American Newspapers Verified By Tamara WardSpecial to the AFROSome Marylanders argue police presence in schools contributes to the school-to-prison pipeline; others believe law enforcement enhances school security. And then there is a middle-ground segment of the population who believes school resource officers, or SROs, can bring benefits to students–when trained and used correctly.
From homeroom to handcuffs: Part 2 - Resource officers, poor academic instruction blamed for fueling disproportionate school-to-prison pipeline
By Tamara Ward| Afro-American Newspapers Verified By Tamara WardSpecial to the AFROSchool resource officers (SROs) and zero-tolerance policies have long shouldered the blame for the disproportionate introduction of Black and disabled students into the school-to-prison pipeline. “I see the pipeline. The pipeline is alive here – alive and well, in this county,” said Melissa Feliciano, an assistant public defender with Maryland Department of the Public Defender in Harford County for 22 years.
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United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
+1 800-414-1226