About
Preschool to Prison is a compelling examination of how the United States public school system is built and operated like prisons. Zero-tolerance policies are used to justify suspension and arrests that set up a pathway to send children of color and children with special needs from school to prison. Children are being suspended, restrained, dragged, physically manhandled, and subsequently arrested for minor offenses such as throwing candy on a school bus. These personal accounts from people affected by the school-to-prison pipeline give riveting tales about the generational impact on society.
Director
Dr. Karen Baptiste
Producer
Edwin Walker
Keywords
prison
child abuse
police brutality
education
childhood trauma
violence in schools
race
racial prejudice
police arrest
school system
social issues
racial issues
education system
public education
traumatic childhood
special education
criminal rehabilitation
racial injustice
incarceration
racial discrimination
racial justice
short film
police misconduct
inequity
documentary
right to education
documentary short
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