Safety without suspensions

Educational Leadership

Volumn 66, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 38-43

  Skiba, Russell ^a   Sprague, Jeffrey ^b  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

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EID: 51649096475     PISSN: 00131784     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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