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ERIC Number: EJ1328106
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2022-Mar
Pages: 19
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-0013-1245
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Repeated School Suspensions: Who Receives Them, What Reasons Are Given, and How Students Fare
Wilkerson, Kimber L.; Afacan, Kemal
Education and Urban Society, v54 n3 p249-267 Mar 2022
Although out-of-school school suspensions have been correlated with negative school outcomes, they are still a common formal response given to students whose behavior is deemed problematic. Being suspended multiple times within an academic year results in students losing even more instructional time. In this study, we used longitudinal data for students from elementary to high school to examine: (a) demographic characteristics of students who received repeated out-of-school suspensions across six consecutive years, (b) common infractions that resulted in those school suspensions, and (c) the relationship between repeated suspensions and students' later academic and behavior outcomes. We found that a high number of male and Black students, as well as students with disabilities, received repeated suspensions with minor infractions reported as the most common reasons. Regression analyses revealed a significant and negative relationship between repeated suspensions in the early grades and the number of suspensions students received in secondary school.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education; Secondary Education
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Language: English
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