Suspended: Punishment, Violence, and the Failure of School Safety

by Charles Bell

The disturbing truth: school suspension does more than impede Black students' academic achievement--it also impacts their parents' employment and can violate state and federal laws.

Decades of urban disinvestment and poverty have made educational attainment for Black youth more vital than at any time in recent history. Yet in their pursuit of quality education, many Black families are burdened by challenging barriers to success, most...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1421442469
• ISBN13: 9781421442464
• Release Date: November 2021
• Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Length: 200 Pages
• Weight: 0.92 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.1"