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Any discussion of sexual violence in education must acknowledge the high rates of survivor pushout nationwide to maintain integrity.

“We are in a battle for the souls of Black girls,” said Monique W. Morris, the executive director of Grantmakers for Girls of Color and author of the book “Pushout: The Criminalization of Black Girls in School.”

This year’s lineup will feature the documentaries “Pushout,” “Belly of the Beast,” “The Third Strike” and “The Gathering.”

You appear in the first film, “Pushout,” as an expert on educational discipline against Black girls.

The trailer for “Pushout,” which kicks off the film fest Thursday.