![]() ![]() ![]() The decline in the number of suspensions and also the decrease in the gap between the number of white and black students suspended can be attributed to a combination of pressure from board members and implementation of new strategies and greater consciousness around racial disparities from the district's administrators, said board member Jonathan Baum. The survey results also indicate that black preschoolers are 3.6 times more likely to be suspended than their white peers.īoard member Gretchen Livingston described Campbell's remarks as "spot on" but "at the same time, there is so much good news here and I don't want to lose sight of that." She said direct comparison between the 2009-10 year and last year does the district and its board a "disservice." Enrollment has increased by about 100 students over the last seven years, she said, meaning the decline in suspension rates are even more significant when a larger student population is taken into account. has served as the Assistant Superintendent/Principal at Evanston Township High School D202 since 2013. To the surprise of absolutely no one, Evanston Township High School principal Marcus Campbell was named the next ETHS superintendent by the District 202 Board of Education on Thursday night. Education Department's Civil Rights Data Collection survey results from 2013-2014, black students are 2.3 times more likely than their white peers to be referred to law enforcement or arrested as a result of an incident at school. Board president Pat Savage-Williams echoed Campbell's assertion that the "school-to-prison pipeline is real and it's in Evanston."Īccording to the U.S. ![]()
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