Solutions to end the school-to-prison pipeline an interview with Leonard Webb

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Mr. Webb retired from law enforcement to focus on improving the education outcomes of students and improving relationships between administration, teachers, parents, and students. He is focused on directly addressing the school-to-prison pipeline by providing equity-based solutions, bringing accountability to school leaders while increasing attendance and decreasing suspension/ expulsions. His work with schools and the community led to him being appointed by Governor Hogan (Md.) to the Juvenile Justice School Board for the State of Maryland.

He offers a unique perspective on the School-to-Prison Pipeline as well as solutions. He spent 19 years as an adjunct professor at Potomac State College of West Virginia University and 27 years with the Federal Bureau Prisons counseling men. He has seen both ends of the pipeline. He has seen young people enter his office in prison and people with similar demographics enter his college classroom. Leonard supports criminal justice and educational reform, but he has learned that investing in young people’s “off hours”, building relationships, and supporting SEL (social-emotional learning) are pragmatic and consequential ways to end the school-to-prison pipeline.

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