panel discusses school, prison

By CAROLINE COLLNS news writer

in 2010, more than 3 million students were suspended from school. local leaders who spoke at notre dame on Tuesday evening said such disciplinary measures often further entrench the schoolto-prison pipeline.

“you can’t understand the a merican system of mass incarceration without understanding the a merican education system,” Justin mcdevitt, the assistant regional director for alumni and reentry services with notre dame programs for education in prison (ndpep), said.

The Tuesday evening panel discussion focused on dismantling the school-to-prison pipeline and was moderated by mcdevitt. The event was hosted by student government and cosponsored by the a lliance for catholic education, the center for social concerns and the education, schooling & society program.

Fitting within the larger context of walk the walk week, programming that focuses on issues of justice and equity across campus and the country, the discussion centered around actions currently being taken to dismantle the pipeline and how the notre dame