Friday, March 29, 2024

Black Teen Sent to Juvie in Michigan for Failing to Complete Online Homework

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*Grace, a 15-year-old girl in Michigan, was incarcerated during the coronavirus pandemic after a judge ruled that not completing her schoolwork violated her probation. “It just doesn’t make any sense,” said the girl’s mother.

Per ProPublica’s Report:

Attorneys and advocates in Michigan and elsewhere say they are unaware of any other case involving the detention of a child for failing to meet academic requirements after schools closed to help stop the spread of COVID-19.

The decision, they say, flies in the face of recommendations from the legal and education communities that have urged leniency and a prioritization of children’s health and safety amid the crisis. The case may also reflect, some experts and Grace’s mother believe, systemic racial bias. Grace is Black in a predominantly white community and in a county where a disproportionate percentage of Black youth are involved with the juvenile justice system.

“The Daily Show’s” Trevor Noah weighed in on this story and more on Wednesday night. Watch below:

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