By Sara Kellner, Healio, Image: screenshot from article, February 24, 2025
Children with emotional or cognitive disabilities were more likely to report being suspended or expelled from school compared with children with physical disabilities or no disabilities, according to findings in Academic Pediatrics.
“Our study draws attention to the alarmingly large disparities for use of serious school discipline with youth who have disabilities vs. those who do not,” Christine James, PhD, LSW, adjunct professor at Rutgers University School of Social Work and director of the Community Health Worker Collective at Jefferson Collaborative for Health Equity in Philadelphia, told Healio.
“The use of exclusionary discipline has serious consequences for all youth and is particularly concerning for youth of color and youth with disabilities, who are disproportionately experiencing serious school discipline,” she said.
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