You Can't Fix What You Don't Look At: Acknowledging Race in Addressing Racial Discipline Disparities. (February 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Carter, Prudence L.; Skiba, Russell; Arredondo, Mariella I.; Pollock, Mica
• Is Part Of: Urban education. Volume 52:Number 2(2017)
• Page Start: 207
• Page End: 235
• Publication Date: 2017-02
• Subjects: discipline -- disproportionality -- racial/ethnic disparities -- suspension and expulsion -- stereotypes -- effective disciplinary practices; Education, Urban -- Periodicals; Enseignement en milieu urbain -- Périodiques; Éducation; Milieu urbain; Périodique électronique (Descripteur de forme); Ressource Internet (Descripteur de forme); 370.91732
• DOI: 10.1177/0042085916660350
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0042-0859

Abstract

Racial/ethnic stereotypes are deep rooted in our history; among these, the dangerous Black male stereotype is especially relevant to issues of differential school discipline today. Although integration in the wake of Brown v. Board of Education was intended to counteract stereotype and bias, resegregation has allowed little true integration. Thus, old patterns continue to be reinforced through the ongoing processes of implicit bias, micro-aggression, and colorblindness. Thus, to effectively address inequity, the role of race must be explicitly acknowledged in addressing racial disparities in discipline. We close with a set of recommendations for talking about and acting on racial disparities.