“…Instead, children with reported behavioral problems were much more likely to experience exclusionary practices after controlling for child age, gender, race, ethnicity, parent education, and poverty ratio (Gilliam, 2005; Gilliam & Shahar, 2006; Zeng et al, 2019). The pattern we identified aligns with research conducted at the K–12 settings (Morgan et al, 2019). Several reasons may explain why children with reported behavioral and conduct problems are more likely to be suspended or expelled.…”