California schools tried to cover up their expulsion rates. Now, a state hotline is trying to call them out.

For years, school districts in California have masked their official suspension and expulsion rates by quietly pushing so-called problem students from the classroom.Sometimes, it's as simple as sending them home early.Other times, it's as extreme as forcing kids to transfer to another school.Now, state education officials have a new plan to expose a practice that they say disproportionately impacts marginalized students and allows districts to fly under the education codes meant to protect children from excessive discipline.

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