Blacks and Latinos are suspended more often – Maryland
Tagged: Maryland, Montgomery County, student, teacherPosted on: May 23rd, 2007“Black and Hispanic students were suspended from school last year much more often than their white and Asian-American peers, continuing a disturbing trend that has not only been a problem in the county for years, but also mirrors a national quandary with no easy fix in sight.
Some educators say the curriculum needs to be tougher so students stay interested in classroom activities. Others say that some teachers ”” 78.4 percent of them are white, according to Montgomery County Public School statistics ”” are especially intimidated by black male students, have trouble connecting with them and are quicker to punish them.”
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