Jessica R. Morgan, University of New Haven
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Suspensions and expulsions are not only harmful practices but are ineffective punishments for students in Preschool through 12th grade. Even with extensive research on the adverse effects and disproportionate use of exclusionary discipline, it is still practiced across the country. While suspensions and expulsions have been banned for students in Pre-K through second grade in the State of Connecticut, that has not stopped the use of this tool for a wide population of students. This paper aims to answer the question: how should Connecticut Legislators respond to the use of exclusionary discipline in the school systems?