Hi DSC,
      I hope this message finds you well. As we noted earlier this week, the Department of Education (ED) is hosting two regional hearings (one in Washington, DC, and one in Los Angeles) focused on getting feedback on priority issues that ED should regulate or issue guidance on under ESSA's Title I (the section dealing with accountability, indicators for school performance, and interventions for failing schools). School climate and discipline reform is the issue that we want to highlight for ED to issue regulations/guidance on to help schools implement.

On Monday, January 11 ED will host its first hearing and 4 DSC members will be testifying at the hearing including: Zakiya Sankara-Jabar of Racial Justice NOW! of Dayton, Ohio, Joyce Parker of Citizens for a Better Greenville of Mississippi, Marlyn Tillman of Gwinnett SToPP in Georgia, Harold Jordan of the ACLU of Pennsylvania and Janel George of NAACP Legal Defense and Education Inc. 

The hearing will be live streamed here and we encourage participation from the broader DSC membership in order to uplift the recommendations we will be asking ED to consider.

You can share the following tweets and Facebook posts today and over the weekend and on Monday between 9am-5pm est (as the hearing is happening).

Social Media posts to share today Friday, January 8 and throughout the weekend

Twitter

DSC members to speak at public hearing on #ESSA on 1/11. Will encourage implementation of #restorativejustice. http://bit.ly/1ZaLOQt

#ESSA public hearing on 1/11. DSC leaders will testify to uplift community voices demanding #schooldiscipline reform http://bit.ly/1ZaLOQt

Facebook

This coming Monday, January 11, the Department of Education (ED) will be holding the first of two public hearings on the Every Student Succeeds Act in Washington D.C. DSC members will testify to encourage ED to issue regulations/guidance for federal funds to be allocated towards positive alternatives to school discipline and meaningful involvement of students, parents and communities in decision-making processes and implementation of reforms. http://bit.ly/1ZaLOQt

The hearing will be live streamed here: http://edstream.ed.gov/webcast/Play/7592f68fb7404eedb2b89ea72032188c1d

Social Media posts to share Monday, January 11 between 9am-5pm est

Twitter

TODAY! DSC members testify at public hearing on #ESSA, call for implementation of #restorativejustice. Watch live: http://1.usa.gov/1n8fWQH

#ESSA public hearing happening now! DSC leaders representing community voices demand #schooldisicpline reform. http://1.usa.gov/1n8fWQH

Facebook

Today, DSC leaders from Ohio, Georgia, Mississippi and Pennsylvania are testifying at a public hearing organized by the Department of Education (ED) on the Every Student Succeeds Act. DSC members will testify to encourage ED to issue regulations/guidance for federal funds to be allocated towards positive alternatives to school discipline and meaningful involvement of students, parents and communities in decision-making processes and implementation of reforms. Tune in now! The hearing is being live streamed here: http://edstream.ed.gov/webcast/Play/7592f68fb7404eedb2b89ea72032188c1d

If you have any questions please reach out. 

Thank you,

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