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On the recordFebruary 9, 2016
I am very concerned with some of the aversive behavior punishments that we see, including seclusion, restraint, expulsion, suspensions, which disproportionately affect students of color and students with disabilities.
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Katherine Clark
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Clark expresses concern over disciplinary practices affecting marginalized students.

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