Abstract
Studies have examined the effects of school disciplinary policies and practices on Black boys. Much of this research highlights the degree to which many of these disciplinary policies and practices have affected Black boys in P-12 contexts in negative ways. A small and emerging body of scholarship has begun to investigate the effects of school discipline policies and practices in P-12 contexts on Black girls. The focus of this study was to investigate the effects of disciplinary policies on Black girls in comparison to girls from other races in the 15 largest school districts in Ohio. Drawing from recent out-of-school suspension data from the Office for Civil Rights Data Collection, we examined the degree to which Black girls were suspended out of school in the 15 largest school districts in Ohio. More specifically, out-of-school suspension rates (1 or more suspensions combined) for Black girls in relation to the suspension rates of girls from other racial backgrounds was analyzed. Findings indicated that Black girls were suspended at disproportionately higher rates in the majority of the districts in this study. Recommendations for practice are discussed.
Keywords
disproportionality, race, suspension, Ohio
DOI
10.5038/2577-509X.5.2.1075
Recommended Citation
Husband, T., & Bertrand, S. (2021). The inequitable consequences of school disciplinary policies on Black girls in Ohio. Journal of Global Education and Research, 5(2), 175-184. https://www.doi.org/10.5038/2577-509X.5.2.1075
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