A recent study in Ohio reveals that school disciplinary measures disproportionately affect students of color, disabled students, and those from lower-income backgrounds. The study highlights the negative consequences of practices such as out-of-school suspensions and expulsions, which contribute to the community-to-prison pipeline in the state. The report also shows an alarming increase in disciplinary actions across all grades, with economically disadvantaged students accounting for a significant portion of suspensions.
Researchers studying school discipline in Ohio found “exclusionary school disciplinary measures,” that disproportionately impacted students of color , along with disabled and lower income children.” report, analyzing measures like out-of-school suspensions and expulsions, saying the practices “have been identified as factors contributing to Ohio ’s community-to-prison pipeline that puts far too many children and young people on a pathway to incarceration.
” “The discipline rates for Ohio’s students are trending in the wrong direction, especially for our middle-school and high-school students and students of color,” CDF-Ohio State Director Dr. John Stanford said in announcing the report’s findings. In the report, released March 12, researchers found an increase in out-of-school suspensions and expulsions in every grade, from kindergarten through 12th grade, from the 2021-22 school year to the 2022-23 year. “Students who are economically disadvantaged comprised 83% of all out-of-school suspensions handed out in Ohio public schools in 2022-2023,” the report foun
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