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Archived entries for racial disparities

DOJ reaches agreement with Mississippi district to end racially discriminatory student discipline practices

The Associated Press reports in The Washington Post that the U.S. Department of Justice has reached a deal with the Meridian Public School District to end harsh disciplinary practices in which black students face harsher punishment than whites for similar misbehavior.

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ED investigating claims of racially discriminatory student discipline in Seattle district

The Seattle Times reports that the U.S. Department of Education is investigating whether Seattle Public Schools discriminates against African-American students by disciplining them “more frequently and more harshly than similarly situated white students,” said ED spokesman Jim Bradshaw.

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