A new study shows the Sacramento City Unified School District has one of the highest suspension rates for Black students in California. According to the Capital of School Suspensions II report, Black males are five times more likely to be suspended from the district.
The statewide suspension average is three-point-five-percent. Cesar Chavez Intermediate has the highest rate of suspension for Black boys at nearly 46% and John D. Sloat Elementary has the highest suspension rate for Black girls at close to 27%.
The report also outlines recommendations the district can take to reduce the number of suspensions for Black students such as implementing training for educators on unconscious bias and racial microaggressions and creating district level plans to reduce suspensions.