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How young is too young to be suspended from school?
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May 14, 2014
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How young is too young to be suspended from school?
Nationwide, thousands of kids are suspended from preschool, which is becoming more and more academic. Experts say expulsion rates drop when teachers are coached.
Norwalk preschool teacher, Stefanie Servin, reads to her class as her LAUP coach, Astrid Feist, observes and takes notes from the back of the classroom.
Norwalk preschool teacher, Stefanie Servin, reads to her class as her LAUP coach, Astrid Feist, observes and takes notes from the back of the classroom.
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Nationwide, thousands of kids are suspended from preschool, which is becoming more and more academic. Experts say expulsion rates drop when teachers are coached.

A national debate has raged for years over whether suspensions are the right solution when kids misbehave in high school, middle school, or even elementary school. But, what happens when 4-year-olds throw things or won't sit still? Certainly they're not suspended from preschool, right? Wrong.

KPCC's Deepa Fernandes explains.