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Black girls in Massachusetts schools are nearly four times more likely to be disciplined than their white counterparts — often for similar behavior — a yearlong research project shows. The project conducted by members of the Appleseed Justice Center, a nonprofit network throughout the U. In Massachusetts, Black girls are roughly 3. Black female students are roughly five times more likely to receive at least one out-of-school suspension, and five times more likely to be expelled than their white classmates. The report also shows Black girls are four times more likely to receive school-related arrests than white girls. The authors recommend policy changes including more legislation mandating the collection of disciplinary data and more transparent data and incident reporting.

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Black girls are more likely to be disciplined in school compared to white classmates in three US states, according to a new report. The report highlights the known phenomenon that girls of color, specifically Black girls, are disciplined at a higher rate than white peers for similar behavior.

Study: black girls in massachusetts schools disciplined four times as often as white girls

Black girls are roughly 5. Broken down by state, the data showed Black girls were 6. The report analyzed data from the school year and noted that state-level disciplinary data desegregated by race, gender, and ethnicity is not widely available. The report data did not include the cause for discipline but included forms such as in-school suspensions, out-of-school suspensions, expulsions, referrals to law enforcement, and school-related arrests.

The pipeline is the pattern in which students who are suspended or expelled are more likely to drop out of high school and become involved in the juvenile and criminal justice systems. Appleseed Network proposes more state and federal legislation mandating consistent, accessible, and thorough data collection, and transparent data to make schools safer for all students. up in with Facebook in with Apple or.

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Why Global Citizens Should Care. Discrimination and systemic racism stop Black girls from receiving a quality education across the US. Global Goal 4 aims to ensure everyone has the chance to learn. You can us and take action on this issue here.