Hidden Expulsions? Schools Kick Students Out But Call It a ‘Transfer’

The Hechinger Report: Megan Stanton-Trehan, director of the Youth Justice Education Clinic at Los Angeles’ LMU Loyola Law School, credits LAUSD for taking steps to reduce exclusionary discipline, but she said she and others question the accuracy of the district’s reported transfer data. “If it’s not clear the different categories of transfers that are happening, it becomes difficult for the community to understand what the real problems are,” she said. “Is it really discipline? Is it attendance? Does the student need special education or other supports that they’re not receiving?”

Source: The Hechinger Report
Hidden Expulsions? Schools Kick Students Out But Call It a ‘Transfer’