Speaker
Description
Anthony A. Peguero is a Foundation Professor of Sociology and Criminology at Arizona State University. His research interests involve youth violence, the intersection of the educational and juvenile justice systems, socialization and marginalization, racial/ethnic inequality and disparity, and the adaptation of the children immigrants.
Dr. Peguero is a member of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Committee on “The Impact of Active Shooter Drills on Student Health and Wellbeing.” He directs the Laboratory for the Study of Youth Inequality and Justice.
His talk will provide a multilevel overview of the racial/ethnic patterns of bullying within the United States. He will also discuss how the pursuit of addressing bullying with stringent school safety and security practices are having disparate implications by students’ race, ethnicity and sex. His talk will also reflect on the complexities of addressing bias-based bullying that occurs within an educational system that has a
persistent legacy of inequality.
