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Exclusionary discipline disproportionally effect students from underrepresented groups and English Learners are one group that has received minimal attention in this area. Using data from the U.S. Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights, Civil Rights Data Collection, we examined exclusionary discipline practices (i.e., suspensions and expulsions) involving English Learners with and without disabilities. English Learners comprised 10.1% of the student population. Nationally, odds of exclusion for English Learners with and without disabilities ranged from OR = 0.02 to OR = 0.05, but varied drastically by individual states (range: OR= 0.08 to OR = 7.79). Implications for research, policy, and practice are discussed.
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The authors would like to thank Hakeem Wahab, Statistical Consultant in the Purdue College of Science, Department of Statistics, for his assistance with SAS coding and output interpretation.
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D.K.W. designed and executed the study, ran data analyses, and collaborated with the writing and editing of the final manuscript. A.K. collaborated with the design, writing, and editing of the study and manuscript. J.C. assisted with writing the introduction. K.M.C. assisted with data coding, analysis, writing, and editing of the final manuscript. M.C. assisted with writing part of the discussion.
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Whitford, D.K., Katsiyannis, A., Counts, J. et al. Exclusionary Discipline for English Learners: A National Analysis. J Child Fam Stud 28, 301–314 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10826-018-1278-y
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