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ATTORNEY GENERAL HOLDER, SECRETARY DUNCAN ADDRESS
SCHOOL DISCIPLINE AND JUVENILE JUSTICE ISSUES
Meeting of Coordinating Council on Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
Attorney General Eric Holder will chair the quarterly meeting of the Coordinating Council on Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (Council) on Thursday, July 21, at 10:00 A.M. EDT. The Council's membership includes representatives from 12 federal agencies and nine practitioners.
Attorney General Eric Holder and Secretary of Education Arne Duncan will discuss steps to address school disciplinary policies that push students out of school and into the juvenile justice system. The agenda also will include (1) a segment on youth and family engagement; (2) recommendations from the issue teams on the Council's four priority issues (education and at-risk youth, tribal youth and juvenile justice, juvenile reentry and transition to adulthood, and racial/ethnic disparities in the juvenile justice system); and (3) agency announcements and updates.
More information regarding the Council is available at www.juvenilecouncil.gov.
| WHO: |
Attorney General Eric Holder, Chair Secretary of Education Arne Duncan Jeff Slowikowski, Vice Chair and Acting Administrator, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Coordinating Council Members |
| WHAT: | Quarterly meeting of the Coordinating Council on Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention |
| WHEN: |
Thursday, July 21, 2011 10:00 A.M.-12:30 P.M. EDT |
| WHERE: |
Office of Justice Programs 810 7th Street NW Washington, D.C. OPEN PRESS |
NOTE: All media must RSVP to Starr Small at [email protected] or 202-307-0703, and present government-issued photo I.D. (such as a driver's license) as well as valid media credentials.
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