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Mitchell, Susan; Fonseca, Manuela; LaFave, Allison – Preschool Development and Expansion Grant Technical Assistance (PDG TA), 2016
There is growing unease about suspension and expulsion of children at the preschool level. Preschoolers are expelled at three times the rate of K-12 students (Gilliam, 2005). Boys--particularly African-American boys--comprise a disproportionate number of these cases, a fact that has caused concern among parents, policymakers, and advocates alike.…
Descriptors: Suspension, Expulsion, Preschool Education, Preschool Children
Days, Drew S., III – 1978
In this speech the Assistant Attorney General of the Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice notes that although progress has been made against racial and sex discrimination, there is an area in which civil libertarians have only recently become involved. This area concerns the rights of the mentally retarded and the mentally ill. A…
Descriptors: Civil Rights, Government Role, Institutional Role, Institutionalized Persons