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Racial inequality starts early – in preschool

  • Written by Esther Canty-Barnes, Clinical Professor of Law and Director of the Education and Health Law Clinic, Rutgers University Newark
imageWhy should kids get suspended in preschool?Molly, CC BY-NC-ND

On Wednesday, July 6, the four-year-old daughter of Diamond Reynolds witnessed the killing of Philando Castile by a Minnesota police officer. She and her mother sat in close proximity to Castile when he was shot.

A 2009 Department of Justice study showed that more than 60 percent of...

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