Topic: Racial Disparity in School Discipline
Black students are being suspended at rates three to four times higher than other students in school districts across North Carolina. Why is this happening and what can be done to address it?
Guests:
Keith Sutton, Wake County Board of Education
Dr. Keisha Bentley-Edwards, Samuel D. Cook Center on Social Equity, Duke University
Resources
EdLines
Class size mandate fix becomes law
http://www.heraldsun.com/news/local/education/article199108999.html
http://www.dailytarheel.com/article/2018/02/class-size-0221
General Assembly exploring breaking up school districts
http://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/education/article204873359.html
https://www.ednc.org/2018/03/14/issues-equity-efficiency-control-surround-district-division/
Innovative School District contract awarded
http://www.ncpublicschools.org/ncisd/
School safety remains in spotlight
http://www.wral.com/preparing-teachers-to-use-guns-in-schools-not-easy-/17419222/
https://marchforourlives.com/
Interview Segments
Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools Equity Report
http://www.cms.k12.nc.us/cmsdepartments/accountability/Documents/Breaking%20the%20Link%20English.pdf
Guilford County Schools Discipline Data
https://www.gcsnc.com/Page/43601
Wake County Public School System Discipline Data news coverage
http://www.wral.com/report-black-elementary-school-students-being-suspended-from-wake-schools-at-disproportionate-rate/17414407/
Article by Dr. Keisha Bentley-Edwards on discipline disparity
http://psychdiscourse.com/index.php/2013-08-20-02-30-17/version-48-2014/summer-2014-v48-2/230-summer-2014-v48-2/feature-articles/551-black-parents
Brookings Institution on Racial Disparities in School Suspension
https://www.brookings.edu/blog/brown-center-chalkboard/2017/03/24/racial-disparities-in-school-suspensions/
Public School Forum Study Group XVI: Committee on Racial Equity
https://www.ncforum.org/committee-on-racial-equity/