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    Black kids are way more likely to be punished in school than white kids, study finds

    Source: Vox

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    Disparity in suspension rates among black male students compared to all students is greatest in kindergarten through the 3rd grade.

    Source: EdSource.org

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    Suspensions of African-American students occur at rates three to four times higher than the state average for all students. 

    Source: Brookings Institute

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    White middle-class parents, exercising white privilege, often intervene on behalf of their children, making school authorities reluctant to discipline them harshly. 

    Source: New York Times

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    A recent Yale Child Study Center identified implicit racial bias among early educators as a likely source of the disproportionate punishment received by black boys. 

    Source: American Progress

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    Kids who are suspended or expelled from school are more likely to drop out, and those dropouts are more likely to end up with criminal records.

    Source: NPR.org

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