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¹⁸²Emily Peterson. “Racial Inequality in Public School Discipline for Black Students in the United States.” Ballard Brief. September 2021. https://ballardbrief.byu.edu/issue-briefs/racial-inequality-in-public-school-discipline-for-black-students-in-the-united-states#:~:text=Black%20students%20tend%20to%20experience,suspension%20than%20their%20White%20peers