Sentences with phrase «disproportionately on black students»

It is true that black students are suspended at disproportionately high rates, but the negative effects of disruptive students on rule - abiding peers almost certainly fall disproportionately on black students as well.

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In a recent speech, Hillary Clinton embraced the Obama administration's efforts to reform school discipline policies that rely heavily on suspension and expulsion, noting that these policies disproportionately affect black students.

The signatories of the letter are equally concerned with the impact of the waiver on Black students, who are disproportionately represented among students labeled as disabled.

It seems obvious to seek out black sources to comment on harsh discipline policies that disproportionately impact black students.

Further, civil - rights advocates say, suspensions are disproportionately imposed on black and special - needs students, in New York City and nationwide.

He pointed to a growing consensus in research that school suspensions may have harmful effects on the students, and are also disproportionately given to black children.

AFC Testifies on the Draft NYC Discipline Code, January 25, 2017 AFC testified before the NYC Department of Education Office of Safety and Youth Development on the draft citywide discipline code, urging the DOE to continue to reform our school disciplinary system to help students stay in school and reduce the disproportionately high rates of suspension experienced by black students and students with disabilities.

One fatal flaw in the system was that the burden of busing fell disproportionately on the «shoulders of black urban students.»