Exclusionary discipline practices have made schools among the primary referral sources to
the juvenile justice system, helping create and perpetuate the school-to-prison pipeline. To
dismantle the school-to-prison pipeline in Philadelphia, the City's police department initiated
the Philadelphia Police School Diversion Program and collaborated with the City's school
district, Department of Human Services (DHS), and other child-serving agencies to design
and implement the program. This program diverts at-risk youth from school-based arrest and …