Persuasive Essay On Suspensions In Schools

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Have you ever been suspended? How did you react? Did the suspension help you solve your problem? These are questions schools need to ask their students before sending them away. Although suspending children is the most traditional and cheapest disciplinary action, schools should stop suspending students because suspensions increases dropout rates, are ineffective, and makes kids more frustrated. School suspensions multiplies the amount of students who dropout in school. Many schools, such as Boston Public Schools, have done away with suspensions and seen major improvements in the amount of dropouts they see each year. When Baltimore City schools threw out suspensions their amount of students dropping out were cut in half. Although it is difficult