If you wanted proof of the utter stupidity and recklessness of no-tolerance policies in the schools, your search is over.

A study of the effects of  ‘Zero Tolerance’ programs in Texas public schools by the Council of State Government’s Justice Center reveals that:

• Six out of ten Texas high school students have been suspended for expelled or suspended from class at least once over the past six years.

•  15 % of students were removed from the classroom eleven or more times for disciplinary reasons.

•  83% of African-American students in Texas have been expelled at least once by the time they graduate

•  African American students and those with educational disabilities experience a disproportionately higher rate of removal from the classroom for disciplinary reasons. Continue reading →