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School suspensions don't just unfairly penalize Black students – they lead to lower grades and 'Black flight'

  • Written by Charles Bell, Assistant Professor, Illinois State University
imageSuspensions have continued throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, while children are attending remotely from their homes. Marie-Claude Lemay/iStock/Getty Images Plus

School suspensions are intended to deter violence and punish students who demonstrate problematic behavior.

Yet, when I interviewed 30 Black high school students in southeast Michigan who...

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