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How activists are fighting racial disparities in school discipline

How activists are fighting racial disparities in school discipline

Harsh and racially disparate discipline practices are widespread in America’s schools. Not so long ago in Texas, for instance, 75 percent of black students had been suspended at some point in high school. For black males in Texas, 83 percent were suspended. Nationally, black students lost nearly five times as many days of instruction due to out-of-school suspensions as […] … learn more→