AP News - The past decade has seen some progress in lowering suspension rates for Black students. But massive disparities persist, according to a review of discipline data in key states by The Associated Press.
In Missouri, for example, an AP analysis found Black students served 46% of all days in suspension in the 2013-2014 school year — the year Michael Brown was shot and killed by police in that state, days after he completed high school. Nine years later, the percentage had dropped to 36%, according to state data obtained via a public records request. Both numbers far exceed Black students’ share of the student population, about 15%. And in California, the suspension rate for Black students fell from 13% in 2013 to 9% a decade later — still three times higher than the white suspension rate.
NBC News - This month, three high school football players died either during
practice or shortly thereafter. One died during a preseason workout, and
another died after he was tackled and hit his head during a game. The
incidents have alarmed parents, school officials and medical
professionals, who wonder if the only way to prevent on-the-field deaths
is not to play tackle football at all.
72% of U.S. high school teachers say cellphone distraction is a major problem in the classroom
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