RespectAbility Takes Stand Against Disproportionate Use of School Discipline as Substitute for Good Teaching
January 17, 2018
January 17, 2018
WASHINGTON, Jan. 17 -- RespectAbility issued the following news release:
RespectAbility, a nonprofit organization fighting stigmas and advancing opportunities for people with disabilities, submitted testimony to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights in strong support of ending the disproportionate, unjust and counterproductive use of suspensions and expulsions for children with disabilities and students of color.
"The continued use of these tools of exclusion worsens . . .
RespectAbility, a nonprofit organization fighting stigmas and advancing opportunities for people with disabilities, submitted testimony to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights in strong support of ending the disproportionate, unjust and counterproductive use of suspensions and expulsions for children with disabilities and students of color.
"The continued use of these tools of exclusion worsens . . .