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Fazil Khan/Hechinger Report

Fazil Khan/Hechinger Report

Fazil Khan is a New York-based data reporter who uses data to expose inequality and examine innovation in education at The Hechinger Report.

Overrepresentation of Black, Hispanic students among those suspended for missing school could violate civil rights law

By: , and - December 13, 2022

GLENDALE, Ariz. — Camron Olivas has been suspended at least five times throughout middle and high school for being late to class. While his mother cares for his toddler sister, his older brother drives him in, and they frequently arrive after the first bell. During the day, Camron said, he sometimes remains in the hallways […]