Cobb-Clark, Deborah A.; Kassenboehmer, Sonja C.; Le, Trinh - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2013
Suspension from school is a commonly-used, yet controversial, school disciplinary measure. This paper uses unique … survey data to estimate the impact of suspension on the educational outcomes of those suspended. It finds that while … suspension is strongly associated with educational outcomes, the relationship is unlikely to be causal, but rather stems from …