| Abstract: | In a study designed to discover whether suspended students are characterized by common factors in their backgrounds and college records that tend to distinguish them from other students, a comparison of SAT scores, grade-point averages, and selected demographic data indicated that the suspended student: (a) had, in terms of family background and intellectual aptitude, the same opportunity for success in college as did other students; (b) was far below other college-bound students in high school academic achievement; (c) was likely to be in scholastic difficulty for the duration of his pre-suspension days; and (d) tended to be a rather passive, apathetic individual. |
