The Des Moines School District still has big differences in suspension rates for students based on race, with African-American students getting suspended at rates far higher than any other group. 16% of the districts 30,000 students are black, yet the Des Moines Register reports during the last two school years, Black students made up about 30%of all students suspended. Many Des Moines schools now have teams to try and catch problems before they become issues requiring suspension.
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