Nearly 500 students suspended in N.J. district in one month, raising questions

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Bad behavior at school is leading to an alarming surge in students getting suspended in a New Jersey city, and the superintendent thinks social media is partly to blame for the rise in violence.

The dramatic rise in the number of students suspended in Jersey City moved a substitute teacher for the district to tears.

“Honestly how much can I do, me being compared to everybody,” said teacher Obina Onuchukwu. “I don’t feel like kids should be labeled so young, it doesn’t make sense to me, they’re still growing up.”

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