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Oldham County staff review conduct matrix, principal discretion and IDEA rules
Summary
District staff explained the difference between board-established code of conduct and school-level discipline, reviewed a behavior/discipline matrix, and outlined limits on discipline for students with disabilities and required due process steps.
At the Sept. 9 work session, district student-discipline staff presented the board with the district’s code-of-conduct framework, the administrator guidance (the behavior matrix) and how state and federal laws constrain school discipline decisions.
The district presenter told the board the Board of Education sets the code of conduct — the baseline behaviors expected of students — while principals and site-based decision-making councils determine school-level consequences and implement discipline. The presentation emphasized that discipline (penalties or removal from school) is different from behavior expectations and that the superintendent oversees implementation.
Staff walked the board through the district’s behavior matrix and administrative procedures. The matrix lists recommended…
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