Critical Trauma Theory and School Discipline: A Practice Highlight for Contextualizing Racially Disproportional School Suspensions

Andrea Joseph-McCatty; Michael J Massey; Jane E Sanders

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journal article Feb 27, 2026

Critical Trauma Theory and School Discipline: A Practice Highlight for Contextualizing Racially Disproportional School Suspensions

Andrea Joseph-McCatty Michael J Massey Jane E Sanders

Children & Schools Vol. 48 No. 2 pp. 128-131 · Oxford University Press (OUP)

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Published: Feb 27, 2026
Vol/Issue: 48(2)
Pages: 128-131
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Authors

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Andrea Joseph-McCatty

College of Social Work, University of Tennessee–Knoxville Andrea Joseph-McCatty, PhD, is assistant professor, , 401 Henson Hall, Knoxville, TN 37996, USA

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Michael J Massey

National Catholic School of Social Service, The Catholic University of America Michael J. Massey, PhD, is assistant professor, , Washington, DC, USA

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Jane E Sanders

School of Social Work, King’s University College, Western University Canada Jane E. Sanders, PhD, is associate professor, interim director, and graduate chair, , London, ON, Canada

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Andrea Joseph-McCatty, Michael J Massey, Jane E Sanders (2026). Critical Trauma Theory and School Discipline: A Practice Highlight for Contextualizing Racially Disproportional School Suspensions. Children & Schools, 48(2), 128-131. https://doi.org/10.1093/cs/cdag005

Critical Trauma Theory and School Discipline: A Practice Highlight for Contextualizing Racially Disproportional School Suspensions

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