This event will be live streamed on www.whitehouse.gov/live except during breakout sessions 1:15-4:00PM ET. The conference concludes at 5:00PM ET after the breakout sessions.
Advisory: WASHINGTON, DC - On Monday, September 19, the White House Council on Women and Girls, together with the U.S. Department of Education, the Georgetown Law Center on Poverty and Inequality, and the National Crittenton Foundation, will host a conference titled “Trauma-Informed Approaches in School: Supporting Girls of Color and Rethinking Discipline.” The conference will build upon the Administration’s commitment to promoting policies and practices that support the needs and potential of underserved populations, including marginalized girls, young women and their families.
Despite progress made over the recent years in academic achievement, access and school support, girls, and particularly girls of color, continue to disproportionately face barriers in education. This convening will help participants focus on the specific issues of improving school systems’ approach to serving students, including girls of color, who have experienced trauma.
This event will be livestreamed and remarks by Secretary of Education John King and Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Vanita Gupta of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division will be open press.
WHAT: Trauma-Informed Approaches in School: Supporting Girls of Color and Rethinking Discipline
WHO: Administration officials participating in this conference will include:
Secretary John King, U.S. Secretary of Education
Vanita Gupta, Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Civil Rights Division, U.S. Department of Justice
Catherine Lhamon, Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, U.S. Department of Education
Roberto Rodriguez, Deputy Assistant to the President for Education, The White House Domestic Policy Council
Tina Tchen, Director of the White House Council on Women and Girls, Assistant to the President and Chief of Staff to the First Lady
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