'We don't want you here': North Carolina leads nation in suspending students with disabilities

Every child is guaranteed a public education free from discrimination, but a WCNC Charlotte investigation found schools in North Carolina report suspending and expelling students with disabilities, per capita, more than any other state in the country. North Carolina's reliance on this form of punishment forces vulnerable kids, many of them in elementary school, to miss weeks of classroom learning.

Advocates say the research shows exclusionary discipline doesn't correct the behavior and only creates more problems for students and society.

Oftentimes, they say the punishment is discriminatory.

Read more about this at wcnc.com.