Similarly, there was a 40% increase on temporary exclusions. Across England the report found that over seven years, there was a 55% increase in the number of students being permanently excluded from schools. It shared the stories of many Black students who had been impacted by discrimination in their schools, and then proposed recommendations that schools should take into account.Įxclusions are a form of discipline practiced in schools across the West, but they often disproportionately impact Black students. The report detailed the exclusion of Black students in schools, their adultification and the discrimination they face - from subtle racism to overt expressions of it. A recent Commission on Young Lives report in England shows that it is often in schools that racism and prejudices start, especially targeting Black students. But while this can definitely be the case, systemic practices in the West mean that educational institutions are not always geared towards being just. Education is hailed as the key to establishing a world built upon more just foundations.
