{"id":9,"date":"2024-03-29T15:47:50","date_gmt":"2024-03-29T15:47:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/keepkidsinclass.org\/?page_id=9"},"modified":"2024-07-22T20:32:32","modified_gmt":"2024-07-22T20:32:32","slug":"the-issue","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/keepkidsinclass.org\/?page_id=9","title":{"rendered":"The Issue"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>@media only screen and (max-width: 600px) {.gb-6a713efa3c283{font-size: 35px!important;}}<\/style>\n<p class=\"gb-6a713efa3c283 has-text-align-center has-white-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-945780f5bba5a0e7da54f4b4bc621d4e wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"background-color:#5b6595;font-size:60px;line-height:0.7\"><strong>The Issue<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Research has shown that there are disparities in school discipline by race. In St. Louis, Black students particularly are more likely to be suspended than white students. However, the intersection of race and other factors like gender and disability&nbsp;in the administering of school discipline have often not been fully recognized. Below are profiles for each school district in St. Louis City, St. Louis County, and St. Charles County that derive from research conducted in a joint effort between Forward Through Ferguson (FTF), the Brown School of Social Work at Washington University in St. Louis, and the West County Community Action Network (WE CAN). The full report is titled,&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/forwardthroughferguson.org\/falling-through-the-cracks\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Falling Through the Cracks: St. Louis School Discipline at the Intersection of Race, Gender, and Disability<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The profiles provide relative risk information to highlight disparities in discipline administered within each district. Relative risks are calculated across gender, race, and disability (IDEA) status as well as at the intersections of these factors. The data were collected by the Office of Civil Rights, and the analyses were&nbsp;conducted by Karishma Furtado of FTF, Professor Alexis Duncan of the Brown School of Social Work at Washington University in St. Louis, Jen Kocher of&nbsp;WE CAN, and Pranav Nandan of FTF.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>@media only screen and (max-width: 600px) {.gb-6a713efa549cc{font-size: 25px!important;}}<\/style>\n<p class=\"gb-6a713efa549cc has-text-align-center has-white-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-a5bd901018460891340879a3b264486a wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"background-color:#5b6595;font-size:34px;line-height:0\"><strong>St. Louis City<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-fe48e5de wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-50 is-style-fill\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/keepkidsinclass.org\/?page_id=10\" style=\"border-radius:0px\">St. Louis Public Schools<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"color:#ddd\" class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-spacer gb-block-spacer gb-divider-solid gb-divider-size-1\"><hr\/><\/div>\n\n\n<style>@media only screen and (max-width: 600px) {.gb-6a713efa6d0b7{font-size: 25px!important;}}<\/style>\n<p class=\"gb-6a713efa6d0b7 has-text-align-center has-white-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-4d991d317ac7b7a052e8826a03bcb6b6 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"background-color:#5b6595;font-size:34px;line-height:0\"><strong>St. Louis County<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-horizontal is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-e566feb8 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/keepkidsinclass.org\/?page_id=11\" style=\"border-radius:0px\">Affton<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/keepkidsinclass.org\/?page_id=12\" style=\"border-radius:0px\">Bayless<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/keepkidsinclass.org\/?page_id=13\" style=\"border-radius:0px\">Brentwood<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/keepkidsinclass.org\/?page_id=14\" style=\"border-radius:0px\">Clayton<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/keepkidsinclass.org\/?page_id=15\" style=\"border-radius:0px\">Ferguson-Florrisant<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/keepkidsinclass.org\/?page_id=18\" style=\"border-radius:0px\">Hancock Place<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/keepkidsinclass.org\/?page_id=19\" style=\"border-radius:0px\">Hazelwood<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/keepkidsinclass.org\/?page_id=21\" style=\"border-radius:0px\">Kirkwood<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/keepkidsinclass.org\/?page_id=20\" style=\"border-radius:0px\">Jennings<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/keepkidsinclass.org\/?page_id=22\" style=\"border-radius:0px\">Ladue<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/keepkidsinclass.org\/?page_id=23\" style=\"border-radius:0px\">Lindbergh<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-text-align-center wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/keepkidsinclass.org\/?page_id=24\" style=\"border-radius:0px\">Maplewood-Richmond Heights<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-text-align-center wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/keepkidsinclass.org\/?page_id=25\" style=\"border-radius:0px\">Mehlville<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-text-align-center wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/keepkidsinclass.org\/?page_id=26\" style=\"border-radius:0px\">Normandy Schools Collaborative<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-text-align-center wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/keepkidsinclass.org\/?page_id=28\" style=\"border-radius:0px\">Parkway<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-text-align-center wp-element-button\" style=\"border-radius:0px\">Pattonville<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-text-align-center wp-element-button\" style=\"border-radius:0px\">Ritenour<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-text-align-center wp-element-button\" style=\"border-radius:0px\">Riverview Gardens<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-text-align-center wp-element-button\" style=\"border-radius:0px\">Rockwood<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-text-align-center wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/keepkidsinclass.org\/?page_id=33\" style=\"border-radius:0px\">Special School District Facilities<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-text-align-center wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/keepkidsinclass.org\/?page_id=35\" style=\"border-radius:0px\">University City<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-text-align-center wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/keepkidsinclass.org\/?page_id=36\" style=\"border-radius:0px\">Valley Park<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-text-align-center wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/keepkidsinclass.org\/?page_id=38\" style=\"border-radius:0px\">Webster Groves<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"color:#ddd\" class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-spacer gb-block-spacer gb-divider-solid gb-divider-size-1\"><hr\/><\/div>\n\n\n<style>@media only screen and (max-width: 600px) {.gb-6a713efa82f65{font-size: 25px!important;}}<\/style>\n<p class=\"gb-6a713efa82f65 has-text-align-center has-white-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-37ea847435d50ae9639f4360931d837e wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"background-color:#5b6595;font-size:34px;line-height:0\"><strong>St. Charles County<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-fe48e5de wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/keepkidsinclass.org\/?page_id=17\" style=\"border-radius:0px\">Ft. Zumwalt<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/keepkidsinclass.org\/?page_id=16\" style=\"border-radius:0px\">Francis Howell<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/keepkidsinclass.org\/?page_id=27\" style=\"border-radius:0px\">Orchard Farm<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/keepkidsinclass.org\/?page_id=34\" style=\"border-radius:0px\">St. Charles<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/keepkidsinclass.org\/?page_id=37\" style=\"border-radius:0px\">Washington<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/keepkidsinclass.org\/?page_id=39\" style=\"border-radius:0px\">Wentzville<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"color:#ddd\" class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-spacer gb-block-spacer gb-divider-solid gb-divider-size-1\"><hr\/><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Issue Research has shown that there are disparities in school discipline by race. In St. Louis, Black students particularly are more likely to be suspended than white students. However, the intersection of race and other factors like gender and disability&nbsp;in the administering of school discipline have often not been fully recognized. Below are profiles &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_genesis_block_theme_hide_title":true,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-9","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","post","without-featured-image"],"featured_image_src":null,"featured_image_src_square":null,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/keepkidsinclass.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/keepkidsinclass.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/keepkidsinclass.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/keepkidsinclass.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/keepkidsinclass.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=9"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/keepkidsinclass.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/keepkidsinclass.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=9"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}