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Katherine Clark: In your words, the guidance was, quote, 'well meaning' to address the fact that black boys are three times more likely…

On the recordMarch 12, 2019
In your words, the guidance was, quote, 'well meaning' to address the fact that black boys are three times more likely to be suspended and black girls are six times as likely to be suspended.
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Katherine Clark
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Clark discusses the impact of rescinding school discipline guidance on racial disparities in suspensions.

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