Lacking resources and training, some schools have adopted exclusionary policies that are harmful to children and disproportionately affect children of color. For example, African American students in charter high schools in Maricopa County are eight times more likely than their white peers to receive out-of-school suspensions.
Get involved in #Demand2Learn and learn how to advocate for reforms that will help children stay in school. Join Black Students Matter, a Know Your Rights training hosted with the Black Mother's Forum, to learn about the ways we can support students, and the rights students have in school.
