Even at a young age, Black girls attending school are up to seven times more likely to be punished or suspended than their white counterparts. Rep. Ayanna Pressley of Massachusetts has introduced legislation to the House of Representatives to prevent and end this biased and disproportionate punishment.
Ko Bragg of nonprofit news site The 19th has reported that “although boys are suspended and disciplined in school in greater numbers, the disparity between Black girls and white girls is even starker: Research shows that Black girls are suspended six to seven times as often as white girls.”
