Oppression at the Intersection: State Takeover Legislation and the Hostile Takeover of an Afro-Latina/o District

Session Type: Symposium

Abstract

The majority of scholarship on state takeovers of public schools and school districts focuses on Black and/ or Latin@ communities in urban settings. However, there are instances of state takeover where race and ethnicity intersect, specifically where Afro-Latin@ populations exist. There is a paucity of research on state takeover districts and their impacts on Afro-Latin@ populations. In this symposium, we evaluate the development, implementation, and consequences of state legislation aimed at reconstituting, or taking over, public schools and school districts in a mid-sized Northeastern city. Collectively, we find that the state takeover of this mid-sized Northeastern city left Afro-Latin@ students, parents, and community members with perceptions of betrayal and political powerlessness.

Sub Unit

• Division L - Educational Policies and Politics / Division L - Section 2: Legal and Judicial Issues for Equity and Access

Chair

• Gina English Tillis, University of Memphis

Papers

• Takeover as the Third Way: Antecedents and Consequences of State Takeover - Aaren N. Cassidy, University of Memphis

• Subvert and Supplant: The Political Fallout of State Takeover Legislation, Policies, and Practices - Steven L. Nelson, University of Nevada - Las Vegas

• No One Asked Us: Reimagining Parental Partnerships in School Takeovers - Derrick Robinson, North Carolina A&T State University

• The Impact of State Takeover and Receivership: Implications for the School-to-Prison Pipeline - Timberly Baker, Arkansas State University

Discussant

• Sheron Davenport, University of Memphis