Out-of-school suspension rates in CPS high schools declined each year from 24 percent in 2009-10 to 16 percent in 2013-14¶
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q2 i? High school OSS rates declined each year since 2009-10, dropping from about 24 percent to 16 percent by 2013-14. → Stevens 2015
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Stevens 2015¶
Stevens, W. D., Sartain, L., Allensworth, E. M., & Levenstein, R., with Guiltinan, S., Mader, N., Huynh, M. H., & Porter, S. (2015). Discipline Practices in Chicago Schools: Trends in the Use of Suspensions and Arrests. UChicago CCSR Research Report. https://consortium.uchicago.edu/publications/discipline-practices-chicago-schools-trends-use-suspensions-and-arrests
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Descriptive analysis of CPS administrative suspension data from 2008-09 to 2013-14, excluding charter, alternative, and special education schools. The report states "about 1-in-7 high school students (16 percent) received an out-of-school suspension" in 2013-14, down from 24 percent in 2009-10.
"In 2013-14, about 1-in-7 high school students (16 percent) received an out-of-school suspension (OSS). This number is down from the highest point in the 2009-10 school year when about 1-in-4 high school students (24 percent) received an OSS."
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Related Claims¶
- African American boys received out-of-school suspensions at five times the rate of white/Asian boys in CPS high schools in 2013-14 — related
- Arrest rates for CPS students declined after 2009-10, with African American boys arrested at twice the district average rate — related
- Student perceptions of safety and teacher perceptions of order improved in CPS high schools during the same period that OSS rates declined — related
- In-school suspension rates nearly doubled for African American high school students between 2008-09 and 2013-14 while remaining steady for other groups — related
- Most high school suspensions in CPS resulted from student defiance and rule violations rather than physical conflict — related
- Students with low prior test scores and students with disabilities were suspended at substantially higher rates than their peers in CPS — related
- Students who attend schools with higher suspension rates are more likely to be arrested and incarcerated as adults and less likely to attend a 4-year college — related
- Students of color and students with disabilities are disproportionately suspended and referred to law enforcement relative to their enrollment — related
- A first suspension doubles a student's odds of dropping out of school — related
- Secondary suspension risk declined and the racial gap narrowed slightly since 2009-10, while elementary rates did not decline and some districts saw large increases — related
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Out-of-school suspension rates in CPS high schools declined each year from 24 percent in 2009-10 to 16 percent in 2013-14 |
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Out-of-school suspension rates in CPS high schools declined each year from 24 percent in 2009-10 to 16 percent in 2013-14 |
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