When students are blocked from class for missing class
School districts in Arizona have given out tens of thousands of suspensions over the past five years to students who have missed class, a Hechinger Report/Arizona Center for Investigative Reporting collaboration uncovered. Many experts and educators deride the punishment as counterproductive, but the practice is pervasive in Arizona.
When the punishment is the same as the crime: Suspended for missing class
First-of-its-kind analysis uncovers widespread use of suspensions for attendance violations in Arizona
Many schools find ways to solve absenteeism without suspensions
In some places, the practice is off-limits, recognized as not only counterproductive but damaging
Civil rights at stake: Black, Hispanic students blocked from class for missing class
Experts say disparities warrant more investigation