{"id":688320,"date":"2026-07-10T00:00:19","date_gmt":"2026-07-10T05:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/?p=688320"},"modified":"2026-07-13T10:35:39","modified_gmt":"2026-07-13T15:35:39","slug":"native-america-calling-native-student-discipline-disparities-persist-at-new-mexico-school-district","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2026\/07\/10\/native-america-calling-native-student-discipline-disparities-persist-at-new-mexico-school-district\/","title":{"rendered":"Native America Calling: Native student discipline disparities persist at New Mexico school district"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"card mb-2\">\r\n  <div class=\"row\">\r\n    <div class=\"col-md-4 align-self-center\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/nativeamericacalling.jpg\" class=\"img-fluid\" alt=\"native america calling\"\/>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"col-md-8\">\r\n      <div class=\"card-body\">\r\n        <div class=\"h5-responsive card-title\">Native America Calling<\/div>\r\n        <div>\r\n           Listen to Native America Calling every weekday at 1pm Eastern.\r\n        <\/div>\r\n        <div>\r\n          <!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\r\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-1859-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/playerservices.streamtheworld.com\/api\/livestream-redirect\/NV1.mp3\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/playerservices.streamtheworld.com\/api\/livestream-redirect\/NV1.mp3\">http:\/\/playerservices.streamtheworld.com\/api\/livestream-redirect\/NV1.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div>\r\n\t\t\tAlternate Links: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nv1.org\/\">Native Voice One<\/a> |\r\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nativeamericacalling.com\/\">NAC<\/a>\r\n\t\t\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"h3-responsive font-weight-bold\"><\/div>\r\n<div class=\"date\">Friday, July 10, 2026<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"source-links\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nativeamericacalling.com\/\"><i class=\"fas fa-link fa-xs\"><\/i> nativeamericacalling.com<\/a>\r\n&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/nativeamericacalling\/\"><i class=\"fab fa-instagram fa-xs\"><\/i> nativeamericacalling<\/a>\r\n&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/nativeamericacalling\"><i class=\"fab fa-facebook fa-xs\"><\/i> nativeamericacalling<\/a>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<div class=\"h5-responsive sub\">\r\nNew report: Native student discipline disparities persist at New Mexico school district\r\n<\/div>\r\nA <a href=\"https:\/\/nmdoj.gov\/press-release\/attorney-general-raul-torrez-releases-investigative-report-into-gallup-mckinley-county-schools-discipline-practices\/\">new report by the New Mexico Department of Justice<\/a> says Native students are disciplined more harshly and miss more school days from suspensions than other students at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gmcs.org\/\">Gallup-McKinley County Schools<\/a>. \r\n<P><\/P>\r\nThe school district, located in western New Mexico, includes the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.navajo-nsn.gov\/\">Navajo Nation<\/a> and  the  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ashiwi.org\/\">Pueblo of Zuni<\/a>. It  has a majority Navajo student population and was the focus of a 2023 news investigation that prompted calls for further investigations into the treatment of Native students.\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<div class=row><div class=col-7>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/forcedoutnativestudentsnewmexicojuly2026\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1978\" height=\"2560\" data-attachment-id=\"688355\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2026\/07\/10\/native-america-calling-native-student-discipline-disparities-persist-at-new-mexico-school-district\/forcedout-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/13\/ForcedOut-scaled.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"1978,2560\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-title=\"Forced Out: How Exclusionary and Disparate Disciplinary Practices at Gallup-McKinley County Schools Rob Students of Instructional Time\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Forced Out: How Exclusionary and Disparate Disciplinary Practices at Gallup-McKinley County Schools Rob Students of Instructional Time&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Forced Out: How Exclusionary and Disparate Disciplinary Practices at Gallup-McKinley County Schools Rob Students of Instructional Time. Report by New Mexico Department of Justice. July 2026.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/13\/ForcedOut-scaled.jpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/13\/ForcedOut-scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"Forced Out: How Exclusionary and Disparate Disciplinary Practices at Gallup-McKinley County Schools Rob Students of Instructional Time\" class=\"size-full wp-image-688355\" \/><\/a> \r\n<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"col-5 align-self-end\">\r\n<figcaption class=\"figure-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/forcedoutnativestudentsnewmexicojuly2026\/\">Forced Out: How Exclusionary and Disparate Disciplinary Practices at Gallup-McKinley County Schools Rob Students of Instructional Time<\/a>. Released by the New Mexico Department of Justice in July 2026.<\/figcaption>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\nMeanwhile in South Dakota, education leaders are looking into the state\u2019s licensing exams after research shows a disproportionately low number of Native teacher candidates pass the costly exam. Native teachers are in short supply in the state and Native education advocates say that streamlining licensing requirements could be barrier.\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<div class=\"h5-responsive sub\">Guests on Native America Calling<\/div>\r\nDr. Wendy Greyeyes (Din\u00e9), chair of the <a href=\"https:\/\/nnhrc.navajo-nsn.gov\/\">Navajo Nation Human Rights Commission<\/a> and assistant professor of Native American Studies at the University of New Mexico\r\n<p><\/p>\r\nKevin Mitchell (Din\u00e9), president of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gmcs.org\/page\/board-of-education\">Gallup-McKinley County Schools Board of Education<\/a> in New Mexico \r\n<p><\/p>\r\nPriscilla Benally (Din\u00e9), vice president of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gmcs.org\/page\/board-of-education\">Gallup-McKinley County Schools Board of Education<\/a> in New Mexico \r\n<p><\/p>\r\nDr. Sherry Johnson (Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate), <a href=\"https:\/\/swo-nsn.gov\/departments\/department-of-education\/\">education director for the Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate<\/a> in South Dakota\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border-radius:12px\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/show\/4RE6juPYr7cl2Zsmb2zjq7?utm_source=generator\" width=\"100%\" height=\"232\" frameBorder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\"><\/iframe>\r\n<figcaption class=\"figure-caption\">All Episodes on <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/4RE6juPYr7cl2Zsmb2zjq7?si=2a56e59533534bf9\">Spotify<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nativeamericacalling.com\/subscribe-to-podcast\/\">More Options<\/a>\r\n<\/figcaption>\r\n<img src=https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/13\/ForcedOut.jpg width=0 height=0 class=invisible>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A new report says Native students are disciplined more harshly and miss more school days from suspensions than other students in a majority Native district in New Mexico.","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":688353,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_vp_format_video_url":"","_vp_image_focal_point":[],"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[18,13,1,14],"tags":[1554,121,7581,243,133,24,167,7582,47,134,3927,98,3696,102],"class_list":["post-688320","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-education","category-law","category-national","category-politics","tag-discrimination","tag-employment","tag-kevin-mitchell","tag-media","tag-native-america-calling","tag-navajo","tag-new-mexico","tag-priscilla-benally","tag-race","tag-radio","tag-sherry-johnson","tag-south-dakota","tag-wendy-greyeyes","tag-youth","no-wpautop"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/13\/ForcedOut.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pcoJ7g-2T3W","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/688320","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=688320"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/688320\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":688378,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/688320\/revisions\/688378"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/688353"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=688320"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=688320"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=688320"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}