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Ferguson‑Florissant board reviews sharp rise in disciplinary incidents; skipping class largest category
Summary
District staff presented August–September discipline data showing a rise in recorded incidents and suspensions, with skipping class accounting for the largest share of incidents. Board members pressed administrators for building‑level referrals, mental‑health referral counts and clearer reporting in Infinite Campus.
Ferguson‑Florissant School District administrators on Tuesday told the Board of Education that recorded disciplinary incidents through early September are higher than the same point last year and that skipping class is the most common incident type.
The district’s behavior data presentation, delivered by Dr. Carl Eimhoff, included totals pulled from Infinite Campus through Sept. 30 and a breakdown of resolutions ranging from parent notification and restorative actions to in‑school and out‑of‑school suspension. "When you look at in‑school suspensions and out‑of‑school suspensions, you can kinda see what causes them," Eimhoff said in the report. He said the district recorded 1,121 total resolution days for in‑school work and 1,399 for out‑of‑school consequences in the reporting window and…
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