2025/02/06 by Willis, Evan, Miller, Erin T.
#Black boys #Predominately White Christian Schools (PWCS) #school discipline
paper · doi:10.26153/tsw/58401
In this manuscript, we share results from a qualitative case study that analyzed the disciplinary experiences of four Black boys who attended the same predominantly white Christian school (PWCS). Our research on Black boys in PWCS provided critical insight into the ways in which school discipline is handled in contexts that have been under researched. To make sense of our data, we utilized BlackCrit Theory and antiblack misandry, which are rooted in the Black myths of disorder and chaos. The findings indicate that school discipline was a socially hostile event for Black boys because of its overtly punitive nature. Moreover, the school was rooted in white, politically conservative ideologies that had an antagonistic relationship toward urban pluralism. Thus, the disciplinary environment pinpointed individuals who behaved outside of the prescribed norms of the school. Ultimately, we conclude that the disciplinary norms of the school mirrors Broken Windows Policing Theory, which links Blackness with disorder and chaos.