Newswise — Researchers, educators, students and community members will meet at the University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law for an education summit titled “Leadership through Innovation: A Summit on School Discipline and Education in Utah.”

The summit comes in the aftermath of a report issued by the law school’s public policy clinic, in which students used U.S. Department of Education data to examine school discipline rates in Utah. Their findings indicated that Utah students are being disciplined in extraordinarily high numbers starting in elementary school.

The trend makes it harder for schools to graduate students and prepare them to be contributing members of the community, according to the research. A recommendation to rethink how children are disciplined in schools was issued as part of the research, and the summit serves as a way to foster discussion about the topic.

(To read the full report, click here).

Speakers: —Mindy Nelson, president, Utah School Counselor Association—Pam Perlich, senior research economist, University of Utah—Kathleen Christy, assistant superintendent, Salt Lake City School District—Devon Healey, Utah Multi-Tired System of Supports, Utah State Office of Education—Leanne Hawken, professor of special education and board certified behavior analyst, University of Utah—Rep. V. Lowry Snow, R-St.George.

When: Friday, Oct. 23, 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Where: 380 South University Street, Salt Lake City S.J. Quinney College of Law at the University of Utah 6th floor, moot courtroom

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S.J. Quinney College of Law380 South University Street, Salt Lake City, UT 84112-0730801-581-6833 fax: 801-581-6897law.utah.edu