ERIC Number: EJ1310103
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2021
Pages: 15
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Associations between Community-Level Racial Biases, Office Discipline Referrals, and Out-of-School Suspensions
Girvan, Erik J.; McIntosh, Kent; Santiago-Rosario, Maria R.
School Psychology Review, v50 n2-3 p288-302 2021
This study examined the extent to which disparities in Black and White students' risks of receiving office discipline referrals (ODRs), and out-of-school suspensions (OSSs) were related to differences in implicit and explicit racial biases assessed at the community level. The sample consisted of discipline records for 1,354,010 students enrolled in 2,100 U.S. schools in 183 communities distributed across the United States. Analyses estimated and compared the contributions of average implicit and explicit racial biases in schools' localities to school-level disproportionality in ODRs, OSSs, and OSSs controlling for disproportionality in ODRs. Results showed that community-level racial biases were related to racial disparities in ODRs and OSSs in schools, with some important differences by type of discipline decision.
Descriptors: Correlation, Racial Bias, Community Attitudes, Suspension, White Students, African American Students, Disproportionate Representation, At Risk Students, Social Justice, Elementary School Students, Middle School Students, High School Students, Institutional Characteristics, Predictor Variables, Decision Making, Discipline Policy
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education; Junior High Schools; Middle Schools; Secondary Education; High Schools
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Language: English
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