The Effects of Long-Term Out-of-School Suspensions on African American Students

Summary 1: Schools across the country are under great pressure to provide students with an appropriate education. Stakeholders want to see the graduation rate increase and the drop-out rate decrease. One of the road blocks to obtaining the goal of an increase graduation rate may be long-term out-of-school suspensions. Although students of various races may experience out-of-school suspension, this study explored the phenomenon of long-term out-of-school suspension as discipline as it relate...