Racial disparities persist in North Carolina schools, new report finds

Black students in North Carolina were 3.7 times as likely as their white peers to receive a short-term suspension during the 2024-25 school year, even as the overall number of suspensions continues to decline, according to an analysis of state education data by the Southern Coalition for Social Justice. The disparity in short-term suspensions was [

By: Ahmed Jallow

Outlets: North Carolina Newsline

Published: October 8, 2026

Words: 517

Last Updated: 1 week, 2 days ago

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Black students in North Carolina were 3.7 times as likely as their white peers to receive a short-term suspension during the 2024-25 school year, even as the overall number of suspensions continues to decline, according to an analysis of state education data by the Southern Coalition for Social Justice.

The disparity in short-term suspensions was largely unchanged from the previous year.

Black students made up about 25% of traditional K-12 …

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