New Washington State data shows disproportionate suspensions and expulsions for African American kids. “Last year, 8.6 percent of African-American kids were removed from Washington classrooms for misbehaving. They make up 4.8 percent of all students,” says the Seattle Times.
The Times covers it here: http://www.seattletimes.com/education-lab/new-discipline-data-allows-comparisons-among-districts/
OSPI’s source data is here: http://www.k12.wa.us/DataAdmin/PerformanceIndicators/DataAnalytics.aspx