Differential Punishment
2018-02-21 16:03:07.500917+00 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.