"...Gwinnett County Schools officials said Thursday during a Board of Education workshop the “disproportionate” discipline of minority students is a concern for administrators, but it is a problem that is improving over time.
During the 2006-07 school year, 1,103 discipline panels were held for black students, 172 more than last school year.
Of 1,910 discipline hearings held in 2007-08 to dole out long-term suspensions or expulsions to students, 931 of those were held for black students. About 18 percent or 345 discipline panels were held for white students."
Gwinnett County Public School Demographics: May 2008
White: 36.5 %
Black: 27.3 %
Hispanic: 21.6 %
Asian: 10.5 %
Multiracial: 4.0 %
American Indian: .1 %
Gwinnett County Schools Population: 156,000 students
...More from AJC
Friday, August 15, 2008
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