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school discipline, race, and ethnicity  

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  • School discipline involves the regulation, surveillance, and punishment of students through different mechanisms to control behavior. This entry discusses the research on the disproportionate number of students of color who are suspended and expelled, the consequences of zero-tolerance policies, and the school cultures that create a school-to-prison pipeline. [Source: Encyclopedia of Diversity in Education; School Discipline, Race, and Ethnicity]

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