That is slightly more than the 3.3 percent suspension rate in 2011 - 2012, two years before the Obama Administration issued its guidance. (dropoutnation.net)
The rate of suspensions for Black children in Kent is double the 11.8 percent suspension rate for White children, who, by the way, make up 65.6 percent of students in the district. (dropoutnation.net)
That's three times the 5.2 percent suspension rate in 2011 - 2012, two years before Obama's school discipline guidance (and just after Maryland's state board of education had investigated overuse of harsh discipline by districts it oversees). (dropoutnation.net)