Estimating the Relationship between Corporal Punishment Use and School Suspensions: Longitudinal Evidence from the Civil Rights Data Collection
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2018-04-11
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F. Chris Curran & James Kitchin (2018) Estimating the Relationship between Corporal Punishment Use and School Suspensions: Longitudinal Evidence from the Civil Rights Data Collection, Peabody Journal of Education, 93:2, 139-160, DOI: 10.1080/0161956X.2018.1435036
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This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in Peabody Journal of Education on 11 Apr 2018, available online: http://www.tandfonline.com/10.1080/0161956X.2018.1435036
This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in Peabody Journal of Education on 11 Apr 2018, available online: http://www.tandfonline.com/10.1080/0161956X.2018.1435036
Abstract
Corporal punishment use in schools has decreased significantly over the past several decades; however, little research has explored the implications of such reductions in corporal punishment use. Theoretically, reducing or banning the use of corporal punishment could alter student and teacher behavior, resulting in changes in rates of other forms of discipline, such as suspension. Using nationally representative, longitudinal data from the Civil Rights Data Collection, this study estimates the relationship between corporal punishment use and suspension rates. Results from a series of fixed effects regression models suggest that reduced use or elimination of corporal punishment predicts lower rates of suspension overall but may predict higher rates of suspension in school districts serving larger proportions of racial minority students. Implications of these findings for current policy discussions around corporal punishment bans and for racial equity in school discipline are discussed.