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While Jefferson County Public Schools has improved its suspension record this year, the district of more than 100,000 students still struggles with the fact that a disproportionate number of minority students are suspended.

It's a national issue that districts like JCPS have begun to acknowledge and address, but critics argue that the system is moving too slowly on the issue. Today, we'll discuss what changing school culture looks like and ways some schools are turning around results.

WFPL explored this issue in a news special.