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K-12 Education: Differences in Student Arrest Rates Widen When Race, Gender, and Disability Status Overlap. Report to Congressional Committees. GAO-24-106294
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Jacqueline M. Nowicki – US Government Accountability Office, 2024
The Departments of Education and Justice are responsible for enforcing certain federal civil rights laws that prohibit discrimination in K-12 schools based on characteristics such as race, sex, and disability, including regarding police interactions with students. The House committee report for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services,…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Educational Discrimination, Gender Discrimination, Racial Discrimination
K-12 Education: Nationally, Black Girls Receive More Frequent and More Severe Discipline in School than Other Girls. Report to Congressional Requesters. GAO-24-106787
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Jacqueline M. Nowicki – US Government Accountability Office, 2024
Federal data show that many girls are struggling across almost all measures of well-being--including substance use, experiences of violence, mental health, and suicidal thoughts and behaviors. Girls' well-being can be affected by their experiences in public schools, and the detrimental effects of removing students from the classroom for discipline…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Racial Differences, Racism, Public Schools