This is where your child is most likely to get suspended from school
States in the Southeast suspend K-12 students at the highest rates in the country, according to new data released Wednesday by the U.S. Department of Education as part of a daylong White House conference on ways to approach school discipline.
“Creating and sustaining safe, supportive schools is absolutely essential to ensuring students can engage in the rich learning experiences they need for success in college, work and life — that’s why rethinking school discipline is critical to boosting student achievement and improving school outcomes,” Education Secretary Arne Duncan said.
Suspended students are less likely to graduate on time and they are more likely to repeat a grade and enter the juvenile justice system, data show. More than 3 million of the nation’s 50 million K-12 students are suspended or expelled annually, a rate administration officials call “staggering.”
Students with disabilities are frequently given out-of-school suspensions, and that is true across the country, as described in a second map the department released:
The conference is part of a joint effort by the U.S. Justice and Education departments to examine school discipline, particularly racial disparities that result in students of color facing suspensions and expulsions at rates far This is where your child is most likely to get suspended from school - The Washington Post: