Nationally, they are the only group of girls disproportionately suspended in relation to their enrollment.
School suspensions don’t just unfairly penalize Black students – they lead to lower grades and "Black flight."
Officials at one North Carolina school suspended and banned an African-American student from graduation after she was almost arrested for wearing a shirt that violated the school's dress code.
Analysis of federal data finds that charter schools suspend students at a higher rate than public schools do. It also reveals racial disparities in charter school suspensions.