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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If it is indeed a racial issue I would hesitate to presume its a simple matter of the little black boy being singled out by the prejudiced white teacher as the sole antagonist/instigator in her classroom and disciplined more often and more harshly as a result.
By and large, school districts with high percentages of black children are taught predominantly by black teachers and these schools also have a high percentage of black administrators - so where's the racist element to explain these disproportionate numbers in disciplinary action?
Could it be that perhaps the actual reason for the greater likelihood of suspensions for black students is not so much a racial issue in schools but more so a cultural issue in schools? - i.e. black teachers/administrators are more likely to kick a kid out of class than put him in time out.

Just wondering.[/quote]

Um, no.  First, each of my children have attended two different PG elementary schools.  All four of those public schools have mostly white teachers and staff.  All but one school has a majority black student body.

Second, even if there are mostly black teachers educating mostly black children, it can still be a racial issue if the principal and/or the school system has a policy that has inequitable racial impact.

The county at one time was accused of developing  more IEPs with an emotional disturbance coding for misbehaving, special needs black boys, than similar white boys.    Not all behavioral issues, even severe ones, are an indication of emoional disturbance.[/quote]

If you'd bothered to pay attention you would have noticed I said [b]by and large[/b], meaning that yes, there are indeed SOME school districts with high percentages of black children that have a similar racial makeup as the ones in your community.  However...again...[b]by and large[/b] most school districts nationwide - and this is a nationwide study I might ad - with high percentages of black children are as I described.  [/quote]

And?  "By and large" or not, my opinion remains what I said before, based on my experiences. I also did not notice that occurring in the schools I attended in Maryland and California as a child when I had black teachers.  [/quote]

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