Special Education and Discipline (Over)Representation, Gifted (Under)Representation for Students of Color

• In Event: 25.032 - Rethinking Discipline and Incarceration: Examining Systemic and Pragmatic Issues That Limit and Promote Positive School and Community Climates

Abstract

This paper will focus on the overrepresentation of students of color with respect to special education and school discipline while also considering the underrepresentation of the same population in gifted education.

Author

• Donna Y. Ford, Vanderbilt University