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Differential Punishment

2018-02-21 17:03:07.500917+01 by Dan Lyke 0 comments

National Women's Law Center: Changing the School System’s Approach to Discipline:

...Half of Black girls’ suspensions are for minor offenses such as violating the dress code, chewing gum, or talking back to a teacher. These behaviors don’t pose threats to classmates or disrupt teaching. But they challenge society’s idea of femininity– white femininity.

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