ACLU OF RI REPORT DETAILS "ALARMING" RATES OF SCHOOL SUSPENSIONS OF K-5 STUDENTS AND "EXTRAORDINARILY HIGH" SUSPENSION RATES OF STUDENTS BASED ON RACE AND DISABILITY
March 21, 2023
March 21, 2023
PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, March 21 (TNStalk) -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Rhode Island issued the following statement on March 20, 2023:
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The ACLU of Rhode Island released a report today detailing the significant number of out-of-school suspensions meted out each year to Rhode Island public school elementary school students, including kindergartners, often for such minor offenses as "disrespect." The report also makes plain the "discrimin . . .
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The ACLU of Rhode Island released a report today detailing the significant number of out-of-school suspensions meted out each year to Rhode Island public school elementary school students, including kindergartners, often for such minor offenses as "disrespect." The report also makes plain the "discrimin . . .