They found that similar to national trends, participating schools
showed racial disparities in their discipline practices, with African - American students more likely to be cited for «subjective actions» (e.g., defiance).
Not exact matches
It warned administrators that they could be subject to a federal civil rights investigation if their data
showed significant
racial disparities in the use of suspensions or expulsions, and could be found guilty of discrimination even if they had race - neutral
discipline policies that were being applied even - handedly.
We know this because
racial disparities in grade - level reading,
discipline rates, graduation rates, and many other outcomes have repeatedly
shown up across the nation.
Washington Post:
Racial disparities in school
discipline are growing, federal data
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