Figure 2 also shows the large differences in
exclusionary discipline rates between black students and white students, a gap that remains substantial regardless of the race and gender of the teacher.
However, because schools with larger populations of black students have higher average
exclusionary discipline rates overall, race - matched students at those schools are not necessarily less likely to experience such measures.
Not exact matches
In my research on teacher - student race match and student
discipline, we find that black students (who by far experience the highest
rates of suspensions and expulsions) who have a same - race teacher are less likely to experience
exclusionary discipline.
In a separate study, Russell Skiba and Natasha Williams further revealed that black students in the same schools or districts were not engaged in levels of disruptive behavior that would warrant higher
rates of
exclusionary discipline than white peers.
In 2013, the Syracuse City School District (SCSD) faced high
rates of
exclusionary and disproportional
discipline and was being investigated by the New York State Attorney General's Office.
A relative scarcity of black teachers may partially explain why black students face
exclusionary discipline at much higher
rates than other students.
Chicago schools with high
rates of suspensions and expulsions served extremely vulnerable, segregated populations, while those with low levels of
exclusionary discipline did not.
No - excuses disciplinary practices can contribute to high
rates of
exclusionary discipline (e.g., suspensions that push students out of school) and may not support a broad definition of student success.
Furthermore, even in districts with the lowest suspension
rates, racial disparities in
discipline and schools with high
rates of
exclusionary discipline are still present.
He claims that «connecting with kids and having a strong instructional program» are the keys to lower
rates of
exclusionary discipline (NPR Staff, 2013).
Chicago Youth Call Out Charter Schools» Extreme Punishments After determining that Chicago charter schools have expulsion
rates seven times that of their counterpart public schools (see factsheet), youth leaders of Voices of Youth in Chicago Education urged the state charter school commission to intervene and hold charter schools accountable for
exclusionary discipline practices.
Curbing Preschool Suspension and Expulsion:
Exclusionary discipline practices occur at high
rates in early learning settings, and at even higher
rates for young boys of color.
Children in preschool and early childhood programs are suspended or expelled at a
rate three times higher than school - aged children.2 However,
exclusionary discipline practices might not always carry these labels — suspended and expelled.