But a disparity still exists, where minority children make up a small number of the student population while accounting for a large percentage of disciplinary action in the city's schools. "When you look at Norwalk as a school district, black students make up 19 percent of the Norwalk school district yet they represent 43 percent of students with at least one out-of-school suspension or expulsion," said Leon Smith of the Center for Children's Advocacy.

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Leon Smith, Esq.

Director, Alternative Schools Project

Center for Children’s Advocacy

2470 Fairfield Avenue

Bridgeport, CT 06605

(203) 335-0719