Non-Hispanic white boys were also more likely to be suspended or expelled than other children, but by a smaller margin — 3 to 4 times higher odds.
Likewise, the suspension rate of AI / AN girls outpaces that of
non-Hispanic white boys.
Not exact matches
For the study, Chen and McElwain examined data from 913 study children (50 percent were
boys; 78 percent were
non-Hispanic white) and their friends who were participants in the NICHD Study of Early Child Care and Youth Development.
About half the weighted sample were
boys, 88 percent spoke English at home, 68 percent identified as
non-Hispanic white, 14 percent identified as African American, and 18 percent identified as «Other» race.