- In 2011-12, students with disabilities in grades K-12 were twice as likely to be suspended when compared to their nondisabled peer. Suspension rates are much higher for student with disabilities who were Black and male, with one of every five having been suspended at least once.
- From 2009-2011, roughly 27 percent of black males with disabilities enrolled in schools were suspended at least once, compared to 11 percent for White males with disabilities.
- First and second year teachers may be more likely than their experienced colleagues to refer minority students for special education evaluation.
- Within the study's sample size, Black students had highest change of being identified with emotional disturbance, an intellectual disability, or a speech or language impairment.
- The percentage of Black students with disabilities suspended increased as the percentage of Black student enrollment increased from 0 to 43 percent across the schools examined.
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- Journal of Applied Research on Children