suspension
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Black and Latino Students Face Unfair Discipline, So CA is Banning this Type of Suspension!
Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) signed a bill outlawing suspensions for "willful defiance," a punishment that disproportionatley impacts Black and Latino kids.
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Texas School District to Examine Disproportionate Suspensions of Black Students
While making up a low percentage of school populations, they made up half of the suspensions.
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After Black Child Was Suspended for Having BB Gun at Home, Louisiana Lawmakers Move to Help Him Appeal
State lawmakers in Louisiana have moved to make it easier for students to appeal expulsions after a Black child was suspended last month for having a BB gun in his room. According to WAFB, a committee in the state House has introduced a bill to make it easier for 4th grader Ka’Mauri Harrison to appeal…
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Black 4th Grader Suspended Over BB Gun in Virtual Classroom, Louisiana Attorney General Will Investigate
Louisiana’s attorney general has launched an investigation after a young Black child was suspended for having a BB gun in his bedroom while attending school virtually. CBS News reports that Attorney General Jeff Landry announced the investigation in a statement released on Friday. In his statement, Landry called the incident “egregious” and said he is…
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NFL’s Richie Incognito Wanted to Cut Off His Dead Father’s Head, Gets 2 Game Suspension. Kaepernick Still Doesn’t Have a Job
In August Richie Incognito walked into the funeral home in charge of burying his father and told those working that he needed access to his dead father’s body so he could cut off his head. Incognito told the workers that if he didn’t get access to his father’s dead body that he was going to…
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NFL Suspends Running Back Kareem Hunt 8 Games for Hitting Woman; Colin Kaepernick Still Doesn’t Have a Job
Kareem Hunt, the former Kansas City Chiefs running back who was caught on videotape striking a woman and was barely able to collect his things from his locker room before the Cleveland Browns came calling, received his suspension for violating the NFL’s personal conduct policy, because the league is OK with domestic abusers but protesting…
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Josh Gordon Is Either a Subject of His Own Stupidity or a Tragic Victim of Drugs and Mental Health Issues… Or Both
New England Patriots wide receiver Josh Gordon is leaving the game he played all his life for the umpteenth time. Gordon said Thursday that the break was to focus on his mental health but sources tell ESPN that Gordon is facing another suspension for violating the conditional reinstatement terms under the NFL’s drug policy. The…
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Jemele Hill on ESPN Suspension: ‘I Put ESPN in a Bad Spot’
Jemele Hill doesn’t have any hard feelings toward ESPN after the company gave her a two-week suspension for violating its social media rules. In an interview with TMZ while walking through Los Angeles International Airport on Saturday, Hill spoke candidly about the suspension over her Jerry Jones tweets. “Me and ESPN are fine. We’re in…