Bill proposed to reduce school suspensions that unfairly impact Black students

Advocates in New York who believe that Black students are more harshly disciplined than their counterparts are calling for the passage of legislation to overhaul school disciplinary rules across the state.

According to the Daily News, Monday, a group of high school students and other civil rights advocates in Albany, New York, endorsed a bill that would essentially ban the suspension of students from kindergarten through third grade, prohibit faculty from sentencing students to suspensions for minor infractions, and limit long-term suspensions to a maximum of 20 days, instead of the 180 day maximum that is currently in place.

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