Secondary school suspension rates varied greatly across states in 2017–18, from 15% in Mississippi, South Carolina, and Washington, DC to 3% in Utah¶

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q2 i? In 2017–18, secondary suspension rates were 15% in Mississippi, South Carolina, and Washington, DC; 5% in California, Connecticut, and Massachusetts; and 3% in Utah. → Leung-Gagné 2022

Evidence¶

Leung-Gagné 2022¶

Leung-Gagné, M., McCombs, J., Scott, C., & Losen, D. J. (2022). Pushed out: Trends and disparities in out-of-school suspension. Learning Policy Institute. https://doi.org/10.54300/235.277

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State-level CRDC analysis of secondary school suspension rates (Figure 4). The report reports the 15%, 5%, and 3% rates and suggests variations may reflect differences in discipline policies, educator quality, and disparity-reduction efforts.

"In Mississippi, South Carolina, and Washington, DC, 15% of students received at least one out-of-school suspension in 2017–18, triple the rate at which students in California, Connecticut, and Massachusetts were suspended (5%) and more than five times the rate of suspension in Utah (3%)."

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

• Out-of-school suspension decreased in 48 states and Washington, DC between 2011–12 and 2017–18, but in five states the decline came with an even larger increase in in-school suspensions — related
• Secondary school students are suspended at more than three times the rate of elementary school students, and recent declines were concentrated in secondary schools — related
• National out-of-school suspension rates rose from 4% in 1973 to a peak of 7% in 2009–10, then fell to 5% by 2017–18 while remaining above 1970s levels — related