; (2) eliminate the discriminatory use and overuse of exclusionary discipline practices based on actual or perceived race, ethnicity, color, national origin, sex (including sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, childbirth, a medical condition related to pregnancy or childbirth, or other stereotype related to sex), or disability; and (3) prevent the criminalization and pushout of students from school, especially Black and brown girls, as a result of educational barriers that include discrimination, punitive discipline policies and practices, and a failure to recognize and support students with mental health needs or experiencing trauma. 52103. Strengthening civil rights data collection with respect to exclusionary discipline in schools (a) In general The Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights shall annually carry out data collection authorized under section 203(c)(1) of the Department of Education Organization Act ( 20 U.S.C. 3413(c)(1) ), which shall include data with respect to students enrolled in a public preschool, elementary, or secondary school (including traditional public, charter, virtual, special education school, and alternative schools) who received the following disciplinary actions during the preceding school year: (1) Suspension (including the classification of the suspension as in-school suspension or out-of-school suspension), which shall include data with respect to— (A) the number of students who were suspended; (B) the number and length of suspensions each such student received; (C) the reason for each such suspension, including— (i) a violation of a zero-tolerance policy and whether such violation was due to a violent or nonviolent offense; (ii) a violation of an appearance or grooming policy; (iii) an act of insubordination; (iv) willful defiance; and (v) a violation of a school code of conduct; and (D) the number of days of lost instruction due to each out-of-school suspension. (2) Expulsion, which shall include data with respect to— (A) the number of students who were expelled