The Grammar of School Discipline: Removal, Resistance, and Reform in Alabama Schools Contributor(s): Carson Baggett, Hannah (Author), Andrzejewski, Carey E. (Author), Matias, Cheryl E. (Foreword by) |
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ISBN: 1793601755 ISBN-13: 9781793601759 Publisher: Lexington Books OUR PRICE: $109.89 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: May 2021 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Education | Inclusive Education - Education | Administration - General - Education | Organizations & Institutions |
Dewey: 371.509 |
LCCN: 2021014927 |
Physical Information: 0.56" H x 6" W x 9" (1.05 lbs) 226 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: The Grammar of School Discipline examines how seemingly discrete school discipline policies and practices constitute a particular grammar: Removal, Resistance and Reform. Weaving numeric data with portraits of students and school practitioners, the authors detail a nuanced landscape of school discipline in Alabama and its anti-Black foundations. The removal of Black students can be traced to the antebellum construction of Blackness as criminal, deviant, and deserving of punishment. A focus on resistance centers the agency that students and practitioners exercise despite anti-Black removal. An exploration of specific reform efforts emphasizes that even the most well-intentioned and well-organized reforms are limited when the removal of students remains an option for practitioners. The authors end with an appeal to educational stakeholders to repair the harms that these anti-Black policies and practices inflict on students and communities, and thus move towards repairing the damage that white supremacy inflicts on everyone's humanity. |