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

"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, most notably, school punishment"--

About the author

Charles Bell is an assistant professor of criminal justice sciences at Illinois State University.

Summary

It will leave readers engrossed in the students' and parents' tearful narratives as they share how school suspension harmed students' grades, disrupted parents' employment, violated state and federal laws, and motivated families to withdraw from punitive districts.

Product details

• Authors: Charles Bell, Charles (Assistant Professor Bell
• Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.12.2021
• EAN: 9781421442464
• ISBN: 978-1-4214-4246-4
• No. of pages: 200
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > Education system; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > General; MEDICAL / Public Health, EDUCATION / Educational Policy & Reform / School Safety, EDUCATION / Violence & Harassment, Secondary Schools, Public health & preventive medicine, Public health and preventive medicine, Primary & middle schools, Primary and middle schools, Educational strategies and policy, EDUCATION / Schools / Levels / Elementary, EDUCATION / Schools / Levels / Secondary