Black parents say implicit bias ban will harm all student

Studies show implicit biases lead to racial disparities in student achievement, learning opportunities and discipline that harm Black students.

In 2020, Black Tennessee students received out-of-school suspensions at more than four times the rate of white students, and received in-school suspensions at nearly double the rate of white students, according to state school report cards that track discipline. Expulsions and placement in alternative schools for Black students were nearly double the rate.

Pamela Campbell, a parent of four African American boys in Knox County Schools, told Knox News that her sons' were relentlessly and often unfairly disciplined.

"Between the time my oldest two boys were in school and my youngest two, I have seen things change in the way relationships are being built with the kids," Campbell said. "They are so quick to do a write-up or send them to the office without taking the time to really get to know these students or what they are going through."

https://www.knoxnews.com/in-depth/news/education/2023/03/27/black-parents-say-tennessee-implicit-bias-ban-will-harm-all-students/70048601007/

Further down in the article, it not only talks about the fact that nobody has mandatory implicit bias training and everyone has the opportunity to opt out, but that we all have implicit biases that we may not even be aware of.