Are School Suspensions in Florida Targeting Children of Color?
Researchers at Florida International University found that Black/non-Hispanic, Haitian, West Indian/Caribbean, Dominican and Puerto Rican male and female students in Florida middle and high schools are most likely to be suspended from school.
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A new study published by the Florida International University (FIU) has found that Black/non-Hispanic, Haitian, West Indian/Caribbean, Dominican and Puerto Rican male and female students in Florida middle and high schools are most likely to be suspended from school, reports FIU News. The findings showed that the probability of school suspension meets or exceeds 10 percent for some minority groups, which is significantly greater than the likelihood of suspension among white students, particularly for females.
In addition, even though male students are, on average, more likely to receive a school suspension than female students, the study found that racial/ethnic disparities in suspension were greater among females. Haitian or Black/non-Hispanic female students were nearly three times as likely to be suspended as white female students.
