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African American children are only 19 percent of the preschool population, but comprise nearly half of all suspensions

— Rosemarie Allen

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Children who are suspended are ten times more likely to enter the juvenile justice system,They’re more likely to drop out of school, have low achievement, and be suspended again.

Now these are all childlike behaviors, albeit from a very curious child, but childlike nonetheless

Imagine a world where we intentionally taught children pro-social skills, gave them many opportunities to practice, and positively reinforced them every time they used those skills

School resource officers have become more involved in the basic discipline of children, stepping in where teachers previously would have handled low-level misbehavior

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