Minneapolis schools need permission to suspend minority students

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Minneapolis public school officials are making dramatic changes to their suspension policy by requiring the superintendent’s office to sign off before students of color can be sent home.


The change comes amid intensifying scrutiny of the way Minneapolis public schools treat minority students and in the wake of new data showing black students are 10 times more likely to be sent home than white students.


Superintendent Bernadeia Johnson said she wants to “disrupt that in any way that I can.


http://www.startribune.com/local/min...281999171.html

[Malik Hairston]

This should be applied in most American states, tbh, but unfortunately, it won't..

Still, nice to see a primarily White state taking action in attempting to mitigate the constant prejudice and racism..

[Chris]

Doesn't really solve the problem. Now you're going to have angry white parents who want a second opinion as well. It's only promoting more segregation.

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Doesn't really solve the problem. Now you're going to have angry white parents who want a second opinion as well. It's only promoting more segregation.

Racist America won't allow that

Honest question. At this point why would an American White choose to be racially mistreated in a brown country like the USA?

[Malik Hairston]

^^The goal has already been accomplished, it puts the spotlight on the issue, which is the goal..

[sook]

This should be applied in most American states, tbh, but unfortunately, it won't..

Still, nice to see a primarily White state taking action in attempting to mitigate the constant prejudice and racism..

[TDMVPDPOY]

wtf would a color student stay back to be a possible victim of some white kids massacre?