Statute Could Trim Black Student Suspension Rates

By Michael Pepper and Malachi Parker | Special To The OBSERVER - A new law prohibits suspensions for "willful defiance," tardiness and truancy in public schools for grades 6-12, and requires administrators to document disciplinary or other interventions in students' records.

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