ERIC Number: EJ1216610
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2014
Pages: 14
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-2984
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Suspended Animation: A Legal Perspective of School Discipline and African American Learners in the Shadows of "Brown"
Walker, Brenda L. Townsend
Journal of Negro Education, v83 n3 p338-351 Sum 2014
The "Brown v. Board of Education" Supreme Court's unanimous decision (1954) held promise for many African American children and youth. Sixty years after "Brown," racial disparities in school discipline have garnered national attention in the professional literature. This article extends the post-Brown discourse beyond the achievement gap to the discipline gap, or the disparate disciplinary practices that impact African American learners in Prekindergarten to 12th grade settings. After "Brown's" legal theories are advanced, the discussion focuses on school discipline and the impact of zero tolerance policies on African American learners. Lastly, interdisciplinary recommendations are proffered for educators, policymakers, juvenile justice, families, community members, and other agency personnel.
Descriptors: Legal Problems, Discipline, African American Students, Desegregation Litigation, School Desegregation, Elementary Secondary Education, Zero Tolerance Policy, Juvenile Justice, Suspension, Expulsion
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: Brown v Board of Education
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