The Preschool (and Beyond) Exclusionary Discipline Study (PEDS) - Report 1
The goal of the present study was to delineate the prevalence of use of out-of-school suspensions in U.S. public elementary schools. Out-of-school suspension (OSS) puts at risk the goals of helping students thrive and be prepared for life-long learning. We analyzed data related to the use of OSS in U.S. public elementary schools and found that use of OSS in early grades of schooling was a little over 26 cases per 1,000 students enrolled, a total of more than 672,000 cases nationwide in 2017-2018. Disparities in use of OSS were found for Black and male students.
Suggested citation:
Fabes, R.A., Quick, M., Catherine, E., Blevins, D., O’Rourke, H., & Musgrave, A. (2021, November). Out-of-school suspensions in U.S. public elementary schools: Prevalence at national and state levels. The Preschool (and Beyond) Exclusionary Discipline Study: Research Report #1. https://pedstudy.org/our-research