Past Events
Diversion through Collaboration: Reducing School Referrals to Court in Birmingham, Alabama
A Conversation with Judge Brian Huff
| Location: | OSI-Baltimore |
| Event Date: | July 13, 2010 |
Family Court Judge Brian Huff repeatedly observed local schools feeding students into the court system and, in collaboration with community stakeholders, developed a set of graduated consequences for offenses that did not automatically result in arrest and referral to court. Under the protocol, minor and first offenses result in referrals to services, parental notification and other consequences. The protocol also added frequent and detailed reporting requirements so that data could be easily and readily analyzed to determine the protocol’s effectiveness and the impact on school safety and student outcomes.
This OSI-Baltimore event is the second in a series of forums to examine various models of collaboration between law enforcement officials and public schools and their effect on school safety and student outcomes.
