[1]Ayanna Pressley
Girls and young women have been completely lost in the mass incarceration
and criminalization conversation. It’s long past time that we address the
policies that lead to the disproportionate incarceration of girls and
young women of color.
That’s why I — in partnership with my sisters in service, Reps. Ilhan Omar
and Bonnie Watson Coleman — just introduced the Ending PUSHOUT Act, to
dismantle the cycle of criminalization and trauma that forces girls and
young women of color out of school and into the criminal INjustice system.
Across the country, Black girls are seven times more likely to be
suspended and four times more likely to be arrested at school than white
girls. Our girls aren’t seen as children — they are systematically being
robbed of their childhood and criminalized for "distracting" hair styles
or "provocative" clothing.
[ [link removed] ]Will you join me today in ending this injustice by adding your name in
support of the Ending PUSHOUT Act?
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So often, Black women and girls are told that our hair is distracting,
that our bodies are inappropriate or that we have bad attitudes. In fact,
across the country, we are most likely to be criminalized at literally
every stage of life.
School should not be a place that perpetuates this trauma. Instead, we
need trauma-informed training and educators, school nurses, social
workers, and therapists who ask a child what happened to them, instead of
what’s wrong with them.
This new legislation will dismantle the policies that lead to pushout,
will center the experiences of girls and young women of color, and will
reinvest in making our schools safe, nurturing spaces for all students.
Together, we can dismantle codified racism and sexism, and disrupt cycles
of violence and trauma.
[ [link removed] ]Add your name today to become a grassroots co-sponsor of the Ending
PUSHOUT Act and let’s end the school to prison pipeline together.
Thank you for fighting with me for justice.
In solidarity,
Ayanna Pressley
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