Race, class and gender can not only impact the education that students receive, but also the punishments they receive.
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Analysis shows most suspensions in SA in 2019 were given to Indigenous students with a disability, followed by children with a disability living in care. These children need support, not dismissal.
Suspending a student for wagging school likely wouldn’t have the desired punitive effect.
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Research shows punishments like suspension and expulsion further disadvantage already vulnerable students and could result in long term criminal and anti-social behaviour.
Efforts to ban school suspensions to reduce racial disparities are on the rise, but experts warn they could backfire.
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Some school districts are moving to cut back on the use of suspensions. But if school discipline reforms are not implemented in a thoughtful way, classrooms may become harder to manage.
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