More Than One-Third Of Black Male Students Are Suspended From Secondary Schools | ThinkProgress
According to a nationwide analysis of more than 26,000 middle and high schools by researchers at UCLAs The Civil Rights Project, more than one-third of black male students are suspended, and black students overall are four times as likely to be suspended as white students without disabilities. One fifth of ESL and disabled students were suspended. This study measures the number of students suspended at least once, not the number of suspensions, and thus doesnt even address the related issue of repeated suspensions. The report notes:
One suspension doubles the risk of dropping out of school from 16 percent to 32 percent, and suspensions also increase the likelihood of arrests and juvenile detention. The new body of research finds that harsh discipline policies increase the number of young people who are disengaged from school, which has damaging academic consequences and long-term economic and societal costs
According to a nationwide analysis of more than 26,000 middle and high schools by researchers at UCLAs The Civil Rights Project, more than one-third of black male students are suspended, and black students overall are four times as likely to be suspended as white students without disabilities. One fifth of ESL and disabled students were suspended. This study measures the number of students suspended at least once, not the number of suspensions, and thus doesnt even address the related issue of repeated suspensions. The report notes:
One suspension doubles the risk of dropping out of school from 16 percent to 32 percent, and suspensions also increase the likelihood of arrests and juvenile detention. The new body of research finds that harsh discipline policies increase the number of young people who are disengaged from school, which has damaging academic consequences and long-term economic and societal costs
