Advocates Pushing Bill to Reduce School Suspensions They Say Unfairly Impacts Black Students

 

By Kenneth Lovett

ALBANY — Saying that black students are far more likely to be disciplined, a group of high school students and other advocates on Monday will call for passage of legislation to overhaul the school disciplinary rules.

The students, civil rights advocates, and legislators will be in Albany to push a bill that would ban the suspension of students from kindergarten through third grade, prohibit suspensions for minor infractions, and limit long-term suspensions to 20 days, down from 180.

The bill also urges alternatives to suspensions and would require schools to create a code of conduct for students, employees and visitors “that promote a safe and supportive learning environment.”

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Source: The New York Daily News