School Suspensions Are an Adult Behavior

This August 2016 TED talk by Dr. Rosemarie Allen offers both personal and professional insights into the challenges of early childhood suspensions and expulsions of Black children. She speaks on identified behaviors exemplified by preschoolers being labeled destructive and disruptive. Dr. Allen identifies how adults perceive child behavior in comparison to their own behaviors, and offers insights about the eager behavior of Black preschoolers. A reflection is provided on the preschool to prison pipeline, along with a call for action to become self-aware as adults in creating safe and equitable teaching environments for preschoolers, with particular attention to Black boys.

Resource Type: 

  • Video

Topic: 

  • Inclusion

Types of Diversity: 

  • Children and Families who are Culturally, Racially, and Ethnically Diverse