stated goals to administer discipline without regard to basis of race, color or national origin. a new government directive for our nation s schools is already getting a failing grade by some for suggesting that punishment should be based on race. no, megan, that s not what these guidelines say at all the goal is to take race out of equation and ensure a fair implementation of punishment. research has shown it s a fact that 95% of out of school suspensions were for things like tardine tardiness. if you no longer allow a principal to make the decision to mete out policy based on behavior because the federal government thinks it s based on