Parental Empowerment
Institute
The School-to-Prison Pipeline in Georgia
(SPPG)
If you have a Developmental Disability and went to jail or prison, we want to hear your voice. Use the survey above to share your experiences and help inform new educational policies.
Click HERE if you are the
PARENT of someone who went to jail or prison.
If you are the parent or guardian of someone who attended school in Georgia and went to jail or prison we want to hear your voice. Please us the link above to complete the survey.
Take the Survey!
Click HERE if you are an
EDUCATION PROFESSIONAL.
If you work with school-aged children as a teacher, administrator, counselor, paraprofessional, academic coach, social worker, etc. use this survey to share your experiences and your expertise.
Click HERE if you are a
PROFESSIONAL IN CORRECTIONS
If you currently or previously worked as a police officer, probation or parole officer, sheriff, school resource officer, judge, prison guard, etc. please use this form to share your expertise.
The SPPG is primarily funded by the Georgia Council on Developmental Disabilities (GCDD). The mission of GCDD is to bring social and policy changes which promote opportunities for the spectrum of people with developmental disabilities, as well as their families. The overarching goal of this project is to produce a comprehensive report which assesses the current status of the school-to-prison pipeline in the State of Georgia.
Additional goals include: the completion of exploratory research that gives insight into correlations between school disciplinary policies, student developmental disability determination, student demographics (i.e. age, grades, socio-economic status, and race/ethnicity), and the escalation of disciplinary actions (e.g. verbal warning, in-school suspension, out-of-school suspension, expulsion and/or recommendations to an alternative setting) taken by school officials; two, determines variables that may impact the results of the research, findings, and outcomes.