In this episode, we talk to Dr. Pam Fenning about persistent discipline trends in K-12 schools. Dr. Fenning shares prominent research on implicit bias, discipline policies, and discipline disparities, as well as provides examples from her own observations as a school psychologist. We discuss strategies for monitoring our vulnerable decision points and the need for collaboration among school professionals when addressing students’ needs and behavior.

Referenced in the podcast

Kent McIntosh -- Vulnerable Decision Point work related to implicit bias

Dan Losen -- Discipline policy work and recent report on discipline disparities in age of COVID -especially as it relates to 504

Russ Skiba -- discipline work showing that Black students are disciplined more harshly despite not engaging in more serious behaviors.