Policy Beats Bias? An Evaluation of the Impact of Operational Definitions on Disproportionate Disciplinary Outcomes for Black Students
Journal: Scholars' Bank (University of Oregon)
Year: 2020

Office discipline referrals (ODRs), suspensions, and expulsions are exclusionary disciplinary practices commonly used in U.S. schools that are associated with decreased student achievement and a host of negative school and life outcomes. This study examined the impact of operational definitions, race, behavior class, level of behavior concern, and cultural context on disproportionate disciplinary outcomes through an evaluation of educators’ consistency with experts in rating problem behavior usi