Susan Fleurant, J.D., M.P.H., is a staff attorney for the Network for Public Health Law’s Mid-States Region. She is a former Equal Justice Works Fellow. Susan assists public health attorneys, practitioners, and advocates to use law to protect the public’s health by providing legal technical assistance, training, and practical tools. Before joining the Network, she practiced disability rights law. Susan received her law degree and Master of Public Health in Health Management and Policy from the University of Michigan and her Bachelor of Arts degree from Colby College. She is admitted to practice law in Minnesota.

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Renewed Efforts to Address the Negative Impacts of Inequitable School Discipline

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September 14, 2023
by Susan Fleurant

Students of color, students with disabilities, boys — and particularly those at the intersection of these identities — continue to experience disproportionate rates of discipline. School discipline practices can impede child development, result in reduced instructional time, harm mental health, and increase involvement in the juvenile justice system, among other impacts on health and wellbeing. This year, federal and state agencies have announced renewed efforts to enforce students’ civil rights in school to address longstanding inequities.

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