BOSTON - Massachusetts public and charter schools suspended kindergarten and pre-kindergarten students 603 times in the 2014-15 school year, a WBUR analysis of state data shows. Students in their first year of school were sent home for offenses that included hitting, disrupting, disrespecting, throwing things and fighting. http://learninglab.wbur.org/2016/02/03/mass-had-hundreds-of-suspensions-last-year-in-kindergarten-and-pre-k/ Kathryn S. Meyer, Esq. Director, SpeakUp Initiatives [cid:[log in to unmask]]<http://www.kidscounsel.org/> 211 State Street, Bridgeport, CT 06604 (203)335-0719 2074 Park Street, Hartford, CT 06105 (860)570-5327