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Tulsa commission presses Tulsa Public Schools on suspension disparities, plans November community meeting
Summary
Commissioners discussed school discipline disparities, preschool suspensions and college-going rates and said they will invite Tulsa Public Schools staff to community sessions as TPS develops a new strategic plan.
Commissioner Ray'Chel Wilson, vice chair of the Greater Tulsa Area African American Affairs Commission, told the panel on Oct. 17 that Tulsa Public Schools officials are holding citywide community meetings as part of a strategic planning process and invited the commission to participate.
The commission focused much of its discussion on disproportionate suspension and disciplinary rates for Black students, starting in early childhood. Wilson said she and TPS staff discussed college-going rates, but she emphasized suspension rates and “a candid conversation about disciplinary reports and suspension rates, specifically for our African American students.”
Why it matters: Commissioners said disciplinary practices that begin in…
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