Historical Patterns and Trends in Racial/Ethnic Disproportionality in School Discipline in the United States

This visualization represents the historical patterns and trends in racial/ethnic differences in punitive school discipline over the last five decades in K–12 public schools in the United States. Overall, out-of-school suspension rates show an inverted-U trend with significant increases between 1970...

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Published in:Socius : sociological research for a dynamic world 2024-01, Vol.10
Main Authors: Gopalan, Maithreyi, Asson, Sarah, Cattell, Michael, Frankenberg, Erica
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
American Indians
Black white differences
Corporal punishment
Ethnicity
Public schools
Racial differences
Trends
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Summary:This visualization represents the historical patterns and trends in racial/ethnic differences in punitive school discipline over the last five decades in K–12 public schools in the United States. Overall, out-of-school suspension rates show an inverted-U trend with significant increases between 1970 and 2010 followed by decreases in the last decade. On the other hand, corporal punishment rates (and associated racial/ethnic disparities) show a consistent negative trend since the early 1980s following statewide bans in the use of corporal punishment in schools since the 1970s. However, racial/ethnic disproportionality in school discipline remains persistent across the board; indeed, increasing until the very last few years for Black and American Indian/Alaskan Native students compared to White students.
ISSN:2378-0231
2378-0231
DOI:10.1177/23780231241285105