Black parents say their children are being suspended for petty reasons that force them to take off from work and sometimes lose their jobs
- Written by Charles Bell, Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice Sciences, Illinois State University
Black parents are having to call off work to deal with their children's minor infractions at school.Cavan ImagesWhen “Mike,” the father of a ninth grade student, got a call from his daughter’s school, the first thing he asked was: “How important is this?”
“They said, ‘Well, it’s...