Even as suspensions fall, Memphis students being kicked out of school longer, data shows
Memphis alternative school students work with local activist Keedran Franklin, in yellow, to brainstorm policy proposals to prevent other youth from being incarcerated. At the top of the list were mentoring and jobs. Just below that was a call to eliminate suspensions and expulsions and replace them with fostering better relationships between teachers and students. (Laura Faith Kebede/Chalkbeat)
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Expulsions Shelby County Schools SuspensionsLaura Faith Kebede
Laura Faith Kebede is a distinguished journalist in residence at the Institute for Public Service Reporting at the University of Memphis. She leads the Institute’s Civil Wrongs project to write about historical cases of racial terror as a corps member for Report for America. You can follow her on Twitter @kebedefaith.
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