Seventh-grader meets with school administrators at Ed White Middle School, in San Antonio. School districts in New York, Los Angeles and Denver are just some of those that have moved away from discipline policies that relied heavily on suspensions. (Eric Gay | AP Photo)

The U.S. Commission on Civil Rights found that students with disabilities are about twice as likely to be suspended as those without disabilities, and black, Latino and Native American students receive harsher punishments than their white peers. The panel recommended the Trump administration implement policies similar to those in the Obama-era guidance that was rescinded last December.