To Promote Inclusion, School Board in Washington State Adopts Race-Based Discipline System, White Students to Get Harsher Punishments for Same Offenses as Non-Whites. The Clover Park School District debated its new “culturally responsive” student discipline policy. It means student discipline would not be consistent based on conduct. Instead, a school considers a student’s race and background. It would likely offer harsher punishments to white students, even if the conduct is identical to that of a black or Hispanic student.