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Youth Voice: The Hidden Practice Pushing Students Out of School
February 28, 2018
Much has been written about the problems with zero-tolerance discipline policies, but there’s another practice in Minnesota that contributes to school pushout without the attention: suspending or expelling students for “discretionary violations.” Under Minnesota Law, educators can dismiss youth if the “willful conduct...significantly disrupts the rights of others to an education.” There are a few major problems with this.
Type: Opinion
TAG: School Discipline, Equity, Black/African-American, Special Populations, Youth Voice
promises: Effective Education
campaigns & initiatives: GradNation Campaign, GradNation State Activation
Action Platform: School Climate