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http://www.npr.org/sections/ed/2016/06/20/482472535/why-preschool-suspensions-still-happen-and-how-to-stop-them?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=npr&utm_term=nprnews&utm_content=20160620 This article ties together two of our seminar topics in the past year: Suspending Our Students: New CT Law and Schools' Responsibilities<http://www.kidscounsel.org/event/ban-on-suspension-for-young-students-new-law-and-what-schools-should-be-doing/> (concerning Public Act 15-96 which bans suspensions in preK through grade 2, with one exception) and the impact of Implicit Bias (Confronting and Countering Implicit Bias<http://www.kidscounsel.org/event/implicit-bias-and-connecticut-youth/>) on those discipline decisions. Contact Kathryn Meyer ([log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>) or Leon Smith ([log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>), if you'd like to learn more. Kathryn Scheinberg 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