The Dark Underbelly of Discipline: Gallup McKinley Schools' Racial Disparities Exposed A recent report from the New Mexico attorney general's office has revealed a disturbing pattern of racial disparities in disciplinary practices at Gallup McKinley County Schools.
Indigenous and Hispanic students are suspended more frequently, for longer periods, and with greater frequency than their white classmates – an egregious injustice that highlights systemic flaws in the district's discipline policies.
Gallup McKinley is one of the largest school districts in the country, serving a sprawling region that includes part of the Navajo Nation.