Memphis students, once in juvenile detention, offer ideas to reduce suspensions
Members of the Brothers & Sisters Speaking Out For Change and their mentors huddle after presenting their recommendations to Shelby County Schools leaders. (Laura Faith Kebede/Chalkbeat)
Special to The Daily Memphian
Laura Faith Kebede
Laura Faith Kebede is a distinguished journalist in residence at the Institute for Public Service Reporting at the University of Memphis. She leads the Institute’s Civil Wrongs project to write about historical cases of racial terror as a corps member for Report for America. You can follow her on Twitter @kebedefaith.
Many of the student recommendations were rooted in Project STAND, a federally funded program at Carver Academy for students transitioning back to school after juvenile detention. Currently, there are 66 students in the program.
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