1.0The Education Trusthttps://edtrust.orgSamantha Kobbahhttps://edtrust.org/the-equity-line/author/skobbah/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content"><a href="https://edtrust.org/the-equity-line/exclusionary-school-discipline-practices-civil-rights-issue/">Why Exclusionary School Discipline Practices are a Civil Rights Issue</a></blockquote> <script type='text/javascript'> <!--//--><![CDATA[//><!-- /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(c,d){"use strict";var e=!1,n=!1;if(d.querySelector)if(c.addEventListener)e=!0;if(c.wp=c.wp||{},!c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage)if(c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if(t)if(t.secret||t.message||t.value)if(!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var r,a,i,s=d.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),n=d.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=0;o<n.length;o++)n[o].style.display="none";for(o=0;o<s.length;o++)if(r=s[o],e.source===r.contentWindow){if(r.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message){if(1e3<(i=parseInt(t.value,10)))i=1e3;else if(~~i<200)i=200;r.height=i}if("link"===t.message)if(a=d.createElement("a"),i=d.createElement("a"),a.href=r.getAttribute("src"),i.href=t.value,i.host===a.host)if(d.activeElement===r)c.top.location.href=t.value}}},e)c.addEventListener("message",c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),d.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",t,!1),c.addEventListener("load",t,!1);function t(){if(!n){n=!0;for(var e,t,r=-1!==navigator.appVersion.indexOf("MSIE 10"),a=!!navigator.userAgent.match(/Trident.*rv:11\./),i=d.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),s=0;s<i.length;s++){if(!(e=i[s]).getAttribute("data-secret"))t=Math.random().toString(36).substr(2,10),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t);if(r||a)(t=e.cloneNode(!0)).removeAttribute("security"),e.parentNode.replaceChild(t,e)}}}}(window,document); //--><!]]> </script><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://edtrust.org/the-equity-line/exclusionary-school-discipline-practices-civil-rights-issue/embed/" width="600" height="338" title="“Why Exclusionary School Discipline Practices are a Civil Rights Issue” — The Education Trust" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe>https://edtrustmain.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/17122427/black-male-student_sm.jpg1382922The newly formed Federal Commission on School Safety, chaired by U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos, is underway this month. Among key things being considered by the commission is the repeal of the Obama-era school discipline guidance, which aims to address the racial disparities found in school discipline practices across the country. The guidance encourages practices such as restorative justice, […]