Black Students in WV Are Suspended Twice As Often as Their White Peers. Community Leaders Aren’t Convinced Yet Another Report Is the Answer

Copyright

2022

Published Date

07/21/2022

Published By

Mountain State Spotlight

This article focuses on the issue of racial disparities in how disciplinary actions were implemented in schools. Black students were found to be more likely to be punished and also more likely to be punished strictly. This article explains how this is part of the school-to-prison pipeline and looks at potential ways to address this.