Racial Gap in Suspensions Black students from kindergarten to high school are about 3.8 times more likely to experience exclusionary discipline comparable to the white compeers. Students of color get disparately treated, punished, and suspended. The percentage of suspension varies by ethnic background and gender. Among all the K-12 students, 18 percent of Black boys, …
Zero-Tolerance Policies: A Catalyst to School-to-Prison Pipeline The zero-tolerance approach relies on predetermined punishments to a behavior despite considering the extent of the offense. Zero-tolerance policies were put into practice to prevent violence and behavioral issues. But zero-tolerance is practiced to suspend or expel students for insignificant misconduct. The misemploy and bias implementation led to …
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Racial Bias in Schools Though there are some disturbing trends in educational facilities, out-of-school suspensions for disciplining students of color are much more common than for white students. The Black Lives Matter movement is a symbol of change. Beyond merely recognizing the race problems in the U.S., we must be active, aware, and vocal. We …
Systemic Racism Affects Black People Systemic racism is predominant in the international human rights movement. The worldwide protest “Black Live Matter” and the widely spread COVID-19 pandemic lit by the violent murder of an Afro-American, George Floyd. The formulation of systemic racism disadvantage different racial groups in significant ways. The implicit bias is also one …
