Solutions not Suspensions

Organization
Alliance for Quality Education

Contributors

UGBA, Zakiyah Ansari, Shashank Atreya, Dria Brown, Ashley De La Rosa, Tracy Jordan, Kiera Lyons, Jermel McClure, Brandon Michael Nase, Sasadi Odunsi, Omari Soulfinger, Camille Thomas, Kimberly Tyre, Chevion Weaks-Lopez

Year

2023
Created in support of the Solutions Not Suspensions campaign, this short play was written to provide audiences with a new view into the challenge of school discipline. By deeply exploring the unmet needs of so-called “problem students,” the play illustrated solutions that could be implemented to better support students and manage classroom behavior without suspensions. This play was designed to be performed for constituents in the districts of target legislators and asked the audience to sign petitions and postcards to mail to their representatives to encourage them to support the Solutions Not Suspensions bill.