Suspension is associated with lower test scores in the suspended years, with more suspended days related to larger decreases¶

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Evidence · 1 study · review r1 · q2
Currency · newest study 2019 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q2 i? Students score lower on tests during years they were suspended, and the number of suspension days is related to the size of the score decrease. → Cardichon 2019

Evidence¶

Cardichon 2019¶

Cardichon, J., & Darling-Hammond, L. (2019). Protecting students' civil rights: The federal role in school discipline. Palo Alto, CA: Learning Policy Institute. https://learningpolicyinstitute.org/product/student-civil-rights-school-discipline doi:10.33682/a3vc-nfcx

q2 · i? · review · r1

The report summarizes recent studies of suspension and achievement, stating that "students score lower on tests during the years they have been suspended" and that the dose of suspension days relates to the size of the decrease. No effect size is printed.

"Recent studies have shown that students score lower on tests during the years they have been suspended and that the number of days a student is suspended is related to the size of the decrease in that student's test scores."

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

• Student exposure to restorative practices improves standardized test performance and reduces suspension probability and duration — related
• Exclusionary discipline is ineffective at improving school safety and harms both suspended students and their non-suspended peers — related
• A suspension decreases math and reading achievement for suspended students — possibly the same claim (merge candidate)