A USA Today article discussed students missing thousands of hours of school due to being suspended for minor things like putting their finger in someone’s hamburger. Does it make the
At most U.S. public schools, students can be suspended, even expelled, for these ambiguous and highly subjective reasons like defiance and disorderly conduct.. This type of punishment is pervasive nationwide and is often doled out for misbehavior that doesn’t seriously hurt anyone or threaten school safety.
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