In this day and age of #zerotolerance
in schools, it is often too easy for a smart vibrant student to all of a sudden
be labeled as a criminal and have their life ruined. It can be worse for
African-American children since often they do not get the ‘press’ needed to
clear their names.
Putting felonies on children who do not even have the legal
right to vote means you are #disenfranchising
a future generation of humans and voters (cannot vote with a felony).
“Teen Who Was
Expelled From School For Science Explosion Receives Full Scholarship U.S. Space
Academy”
“Kiera Wilmot, the 16-year-old honor student expelled from her high
school after she allegedly ignited a chemical explosion on school property,
received a full scholarship to the U.S. Space Academy, courtesy of a NASA
veteran who, as a teenager, was accused of starting a forest fire during a
science experiment”.
“Kiera Wilmot made an honest
mistake, but the police were trying to throw away her life with a felony. After
the community stood up for the girl, the charges were dropped, and she was
allowed to move on with her life. Well, her greatness is really starting to
shine, as she was recently granted several extraordinary opportunities through
scholarship offers she has received”.
“Dr. Boyce Watkins recently wrote
about another group of students who were arrested for throwing water
balloons. Is it now open season on black children? We have to start asking
ourselves why it’s suddenly become so easy for a black child to be sent to
prison or jail. It appears that learning and education have been outlawed by
the school systems, but getting arrested has become a leading trend. Rev. Jesse
Jackson also regularly mentions all the schools in Chicago with old books but
brand new metal detectors”.
“Dr. Christopher Emdin, a
professor of education at Columbia University, says that the schools are now
very similar to prisons in terms of how they are structured, and how the
inhabitants are treated. Kiera overcame her situation, but there are thousands
of kids across the country who aren’t so lucky. Maybe it’s time to attack the
system that is attacking us”.
Kids will be curious, but that
does not mean they are criminal. They need guidance and nurturing, as well as
the knowledge that we have their best interests at heart. We incarcerate too
many people as it is for too long.
We are concerned about the kids
are we not?
Dr Flavius A B Akerele III
The ETeam
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