Racial Disparities in Elementary School Disciplinary Actions: Findings From the ABCD Study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Detentions and suspensions are common practices of school discipline, despite evidence that they are largely ineffective and disproportionately affect children from racial and ethnic minority backgrounds, particularly Black children, and children of lower socioeconomic status. However, few studies have examined suspension and detention rates among race, ethnicity, and family structure (single parent versus secondary caregiver) when controlling for typical behaviors associated with detention and suspension such as externalizing symptoms, age, sex, family income, family education, family conflict, and special education needs.

Method

Caregivers of 11,875 children between ages 9 and 10 years from the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD) study completed a quest

SUBMITTER: Fadus MC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8860403 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature