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In a report just released today, The Hidden Cost of California's Harsh School Discipline, authored by Russell W. Rumberger and Daniel J. Losen of the Civil Rights Project, the authors followed a single cohort of California 10th grade students through high school for three years to develop the study. They discovered that students who were suspended had only a 60 percent graduation rate, far below the 83 percent graduation rate for non-suspended students. Researchers then controlled for other common predictors of dropping out of high school to isolate the unique effect of school suspensions. They concluded that suspensions alone result in a 6.5 percentage point drop in graduation rates, leading to predictable detrimental economic consequences. Find the link to the full report here: https://www.civilrightsproject.ucla.edu/resources/projects/center-for-civil-rights-remedies/school-to-prison-folder/summary-reports/the-hidden-cost-of-californias-harsh-discipline?utm_source=CRP+Main+Mailing+List+2012&utm_campaign=e3d20ae9ee-hidden+cost+of+CA+school+discipline&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_e05cbe611a-e3d20ae9ee-328525349 Marisa Mascolo Halm, Esq. Director, TeamChild Juvenile Justice Project Center for Children's Advocacy [cid:[log in to unmask]] Mailing address: 65 Elizabeth Street, Hartford, CT 06105 Fax: (860) 570-5256 Email: [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> This message is intended for the use of the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain information which is privileged, confidential, and exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately by telephone and return the original to us at the above address by mail. Thank you.