The reasons for such setbacks have less to do with student behavior, the reports authors argue, than with disproportionate and overly punitive disciplinary practices that remove African-Americans from classes for minor and subjective infractions (examples include violations of dress code or even wearing natural hairstyles). Traditional middle-class notions of femininity, which value passivity in girls, can clash with stereotypical images of African-American females as loud, assertive, and provocative, and generate differing punishments for similar conduct, the authors note. Subjective offenses like disobedience or disruptive behavior may signify little more than a students failure to conform to dominant gender norms or fit a teachers view of what constitutes appropriate feminine behavior.
Posted on: Mon, 27 Oct 2014 19:21:25 +0000
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