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Joe Copeland Jan 12, 2018

Jan 12, 2018

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                <h2><p>Seattle Public Schools will cut back on suspensions of elementary school students this year, eliminating the punishment for disruptive behavior and disobedience. As the Seattle Times notes, its reports have repeatedly shown that suspensions are disproportionately handed out to minority children. The change appears likely to eliminate about one-fourth of</p></h2>
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            <p>Seattle Public Schools will cut back on suspensions of elementary school students this year, eliminating the punishment for disruptive behavior and disobedience. As the <a href="http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/education/seattle-school-board-halts-suspensions-for-elementary-students/?ref=dev.cascadepbs.org">Seattle Times notes</a>, its reports have repeatedly shown that suspensions are disproportionately handed out to minority children. The change appears likely to eliminate about one-fourth of elementary suspensions. Students can still face suspensions for dangerous conduct, assault and fighting.</p><p>Seattle's suspension rate is lower than the state average, the Times reports, and<a href="https://dev.cascadepbs.org/sites/default/files/images/article/gallery/20150923_SuspensionResolution_signed.pdf"> the resolution </a>passed by the School Board orders development of a plan for further cuts in suspensions.</p>
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Seattle Public Schools will cut back on suspensions of elementary school students this year, eliminating the punishment for disruptive behavior and disobedience. As the Seattle Times notes, its reports have repeatedly shown that suspensions are disproportionately handed out to minority children. The change appears likely to eliminate about one-fourth of elementary suspensions. Students can still face suspensions for dangerous conduct, assault and fighting.

Seattle's suspension rate is lower than the state average, the Times reports, and the resolution passed by the School Board orders development of a plan for further cuts in suspensions.

By Joe Copeland

Joe Copeland is the former senior editor&nbsp;for Crosscut, where he has been an editor since 2010. Before that, he was an editorial writer and columnist for the Seattle P-I and editorial page edi