Statistic after statistic has shown minority students get disciplined more at school, drop out, and join the "school-to-prison pipeline," which often starts with experience in juvenile detention.
Thursday hundreds of people gathered at the West End Synagogue to find out what they could do to help.
Panel members from different groups that deal with teens and kids said the problems often start outside of school, with anything like hunger, abuse, an addicted family member or simply unfair treatment based on children's neighborhood or the color of their skin.
When asked for solutions, panel members said adult mentors getting more involved and helping to change the narrative about underprivileged, minority or disabled children is the solution. But it takes an entire community to make that happen.
