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Morris, Edward W.; Perry, Brea L. – Sociology of Education, 2017
School disciplinary processes are an important mechanism of inequality in education. Most prior research in this area focuses on the significantly higher rates of punishment among African American boys, but in this article, we turn our attention to the discipline of African American girls. Using advanced multilevel models and a longitudinal data…
Descriptors: Gender Differences, Racial Differences, Gender Bias, Racial Bias
Losen, Daniel J.; Martinez, Tia Elena – Civil Rights Project / Proyecto Derechos Civiles, 2013
In this first of a kind breakdown of data from over 26,000 U.S. middle and high schools, the authors estimate that well over two million students were suspended during the 2009-2010 academic year. This means that one out of every nine secondary school students was suspended at least once during that year. As other studies demonstrate, the vast…
Descriptors: Suspension, Dress Codes, Student Behavior, School Buildings