- While African American boys comprised 17% of the OUSD student population in 2010-11, they comprised 42% of students suspended.
- Nearly one in ten African American boys in elementary school, one in three in middle school, and one in five in high school were suspended in 2010-11.
- The disparities in suspension rates between African American boys and their White male peers have not changed over the past six school years.
- The lowest suspension rate for African American males in a middle school was 16%, and just two high schools had suspension rates significantly lower than the overall suspension rate of 22% for African American males in high school.
- African American male students were suspended for a combined total of 5,869 days in 2010-2011, representing an Average Daily Attendance (ADA) financial loss of approximately $160,000 to the district.
Published by
- Urban Strategies Council