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[quote=Anonymous]The 2014 “Dear Colleague” Letter was issued jointly by the Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights and the Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division (the Departments).

Among other recommendations, the Departments advised schools and school districts to examine and correct how their disciplinary policies and practices, particularly concerning in-school and out-of-school suspensions, expulsions and referrals to law enforcement authorities, could have a disparate impact on students of a particular race.

The Departments explained that these “exclusionary disciplinary policies” cause students of color to miss instructional time and derail their educational growth and development, potentially contributing to what has been termed the “school to prison pipeline.” In an effort to curb such discriminatory disciplinary policies, the Departments provided guidance to schools and districts on “how to identify, avoid, and remedy discipline which might lead to discrimination.”

NPR reported that after the issuance of the 2014 guidance, “more than 50 of America’s largest school districts instituted discipline reform” including Fairfax and Montgomery counties. More than half of all states attempted to revise their laws to reduce suspensions and expulsions to the greatest extent possible. Although findings suggest that suspensions have declined in the wake of these measures, particularly for Hispanic students, “progress has been incremental, and black high school students are still twice as likely as whites to be suspended nationwide. So are students in special education.”

Despite these results, many educators, law enforcement professionals and parents have questioned whether the 2014 guidance, and districts’ response to it, has made schools far less safe.

The 2014 “Dear Colleague” letter is the origin of all the school disciplinary problems this thread is about.[/quote]

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