Study: Reasons for suspension and expulsion complex, race still central
Friday, April 13, 2012 - 15:30
in Psychology & Sociology
An Indiana University study presented on Friday at the American Educational Research Association meeting in Vancouver shows that race continues to be an important factor in determining who receives out-of-school suspension and expulsion, and that racial disparities in school discipline are most likely due more to school characteristics than to the characteristics of behaviors or students.