Earlier this year, state education officials provided the Georgia NAACP with an analysis of student suspension rates. The information was provided after some parents complained that black students are suspended at disproportionately higher rates than their white counterparts.
Georgia NAACP officials say the data shows that the state's public schools are quick to suspend rather than offer alternatives to black students. Jennifer Falk is a spokesperson for the Georgia NAACP. She says without options black students can lose up to a year of school and some often don't return. Falk is also critical of the data provided by state officials because it does not track suspended students.
Georgia NAACP officials say the data shows that the state's public schools are quick to suspend rather than offer alternatives to black students. Jennifer Falk is a spokesperson for the Georgia NAACP. She says without options black students can lose up to a year of school and some often don't return. Falk is also critical of the data provided by state officials because it does not track suspended students.
"You will see no where the statistics of students who are long separated from school and what happens to them down the road."Department of Education officials refused to comment any further on the report until they've had an opportunity to review the analysis of the Georgia NAACP.
