Student+Socio-Cultural+Considerations

=Student Socio-Cultural Considerations=

__*Break down of students' cultural backgrounds__:
 * Student A's family is Navajo and it is understood that this is the primary language spoken at home.
 * Student B's family is Mexican and has recently moved to Colorado from Mexico, probably within the past two years. It is believed that Spanish is the primary language spoken at home, although at least one of his parents speaks English.
 * Student C's family is Mexican. They moved from Mexico just before the beginning of this school year. The primary language spoken at home is Spanish.

Facts about children in Colorado
__*January 2011 (Children's Defense Fund)__ 1,227,763 children live in Colorado: For a full fact sheet about children in Colorado visit: [] __*Child Poverty, by Race/Ethnicity, 2010__ United States Source: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, 2010 American Community Survey, Table B17020B, B17020H, B17020I. Calculations by Children’s Defense Fund.
 * 18,149 are American Indian/Alaska Native
 * 38,037 are Asian/Pacific Islander
 * 47,199 are two or more races
 * 66,997 are Black
 * 366,807 are Hispanic
 * 722,595 are White, non-Hispanic
 * || White non-Hispanic || Black || Hispanic ||
 * || Number/Percent || Number/Percent || Number/Percent ||
 * Colorado || 65,975 /9.35 || 20,819 /39.00 || 113,908 30.79 ||
 * USA || 5,102,964 /13.05 || 4,021,023 /38.20 || 5,471,739 /32.35 ||

//"There are more poor White, non-Hispanic children than Black children. However,//

//Hispanic and Black children are about three times as likely to live in poverty than White,// //non-Hispanic children. Children who live in inner cities, rural areas, in the South or// //in female-headed families are more likely to be poor. Children under age six are more// //likely to be poor than school-age children. Poverty and race are the primary factors// //underpinning the pipeline to prison. In fact, Black juveniles are about four times// //as likely as their White peers to end up being incarcerated."// //-Childrens Defense Fund//

Facts about children in the United States
//The following statistics come from the Childrens Defense.org and can be found along with the breakdown of other populations at// []

July 2011

 * Each day in America...**
 * 2 mothers die in childbirth.
 * 5 children are killed by abuse or neglect.
 * 5 children or teens commit suicide.
 * 8 children or teens are killed by firearms.
 * 32 children or teens die from accidents.
 * 80 babies die before their first birthdays.
 * 186 children are arrested for violent offenses.
 * 368 children are arrested for drug offenses.
 * 949 babies are born at low birthweight.
 * 1,204 babies are born to teen mothers.
 * 1,240 public school students are corporally punished.*
 * 2,058 children are confirmed as abused or neglected.
 * 2,163 babies are born without health insurance.
 * 2,573 babies are born into poverty.
 * 3,312 high school students drop out.*
 * 4,133 children are arrested.
 * 4,717 babies are born to unmarried mothers.
 * 18,493 public school students are suspended.
 * //Based on calculations per school day (180 days of seven hours each).//

July 2011

 * Each Day in America...**
 * **1 child** is arrested for a violent offense.
 * **3 children** are arrested for drug offenses.
 * **20 children** are confirmed as abused or neglected.
 * **23 babies** are born into poverty.
 * **24 babies** are born to teen mothers.
 * **29 public school students** are corporally punished.*
 * **51 children** are arrested.
 * **62 high school students** drop out.*
 * **89 babies** are born to unmarried mothers.
 * **264 public school students** are suspended.
 * //Based on calculations per school day (180 days of seven hours each)//

July 2011
//* Based on calculations per school day (180 days of seven hours each)//
 * Each Day in America...**
 * **2 children or teens** are killed by firearms.
 * **5 children or teens** die from accidents.
 * **103 public school students** are corporally punished.*
 * **198 babies** are born at low birthweight.
 * **387 children** are confirmed as abused or neglected.
 * **402 babies** are born to teen mothers.
 * **944 babies** are born without health insurance.
 * **945 high school students** drop out.*
 * **955 babies** are born into poverty.
 * **1,495 babies** are born to unmarried mothers.
 * **3,726 public school students** are suspended.*

__*For a break down of CSAP results by a number of socio-cultural categories check out: CSAP__

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