
Zaire Kiran Agostini, the author
Being a black girl in New York schools is hard—the stereotypes and biases we face are painful, and often overlooked. Too often, they lead to suspensions and arrests of young people like me that take us out of school and push us toward the streets, prison, or worse. Now is the time for New York State to take action to address the damage being done by out-of-touch school discipline policies.
When teachers or administrators look at girls like me talking with my friends, they look at us like we are always about to cause
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