school suspensions
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School Policies, Procedures Hurt Girls of Color: Report
Adrienne Hawkins says she’s blessed her daughter entering the eighth grade has a strong support system at Thomas G. Pullen…
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Eighth Grade La. Student Arrested for Throwing Skittles on Bus
by Courtney Jacobs Special to the NNPA from the Afro-American Newspaper An African-American eighth-grader was recently arrested for throwing Skittles…
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California’s School Suspensions Show Racial Disparity
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (USA Today) — Teenager Dwayne Powe Jr. got a suspension in eighth grade. He didn’t get into a fight.…
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REPORT: Black Female Students Getting Much Harsher Punishments Than Classmates
Sonya Eskridge Special to the NNPA from the CHICAGO DEFENDER (NNPA)—Black female students are facing two huge institutional challenges…
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My Son Has Been Suspended Five Times. He’s 3.
(The Washington Post) – I received a call from my sons’ school in March telling me that my oldest needed to…
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Black Preschoolers’ Suspensions Triple that of Whites
By Freddie Allen NNPA Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – Even before they typically learn to read, Black preschoolers – some…
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New Guidelines Address School Discipline Disparities
By Jazelle Hunt NNPA Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – In the 2011-2012 school year, Black students without disabilities were more…
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Child Watch: Zero Tolerance Discipline Policies – A Failing Idea
by Marian Wright Edelman NNPA Columnist Many school children in America are on summer break right now, but here’s a…
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