The disproportionate discipline of African American learners: Reducing school suspensions and expulsions

Exceptional Children

Volumn 66, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 381-391

  Townsend, Brenda L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

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EID: 0000714766     PISSN: 00144029     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/001440290006600308     Document Type: Article

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