The University of Chicago published a new study on school discipline practices in Chicago. While they found the overall number of out-of-school suspensions had gone down, suspension rates for African American male students remained especially high. Similar to districts across the country, Chicago's suspension rates are strongly related to students' race, gender, disability status, and prior test scores.
The study found that in 2013-14, about 1 out of 7 high school students received an out-of-school suspension. While this number is high enough, the rate of suspension was even worse for African American male students—of whom nearly one third were given an out of school suspension during the 2013-14 school year. African American female students, students with disabilities, and students with low test scores were also subject to disproportionate rates of suspensions...