In Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools, Black students were five times more likely than white students to get suspended and Black students with a disability were three times more likely to get suspended than other students with a disability between 2017-19.
Those data sets, along with others, confirm what most people in the school district have long known â Black students are disciplined at a disproportionately higher rate than whites and other ethnic groups, an issue that s seen in school districts across the country.
The punishment, which frequently includes out-of-school suspension, has far-reaching consequences, including lost instruction time that can lead to poor grades, students dropping out of school and an increased chance of winding up in prison, local school leaders say.
Elisabeth Motsinger
In Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools, Black students were five times more likely than white students to get suspended and Black students with a disability were three times more likely to get suspended than other students with a disability between 2017-19.
Those data sets, along with others, confirm what most people in the school district have long known â Black students are disciplined at a disproportionately higher rate than whites and other ethnic groups, an issue thatâs seen in school districts across the country.
The punishment, which frequently includes out-of-school suspension, has far-reaching consequences, including lost instruction time that can lead to poor grades, students dropping out of school and an increased chance of winding up in prison, local school leaders say.