This is not to mention that suspension can be considered a reward for the especially problematic students because then they're going to just go off and do whate

This is not to mention that suspension can be considered a reward for the especially problematic students because then they're going to just go off and do whatever they want. That said, this bill isn't banning suspensions entirely for violent or bullying behavior. They just can't suspend students for willful defiance, which as the stats showed has some clear racial bias associated with it.