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District discipline data shows high number of expulsion packets returned; board seeks clarity on outcomes
Summary
District staff presented three-year discipline trends and expulsion-packet data; board members questioned why a large share of recommended expulsions were returned to schools and discussed teacher and classroom impacts.
District safety and discipline coordinator Christopher Glover presented three-year discipline trends and school-by-school referral data to the Colleton County School Board committee on April 8, showing referral totals, top infractions and updated expulsion-packet tracking for the current year.
Why it matters: the board heard that many building-level recommendations for expulsion are ultimately referred back to schools by hearing officers, prompting questions from trustees about classroom impacts and whether policy or process changes are needed.
Glover walked the committee through elementary and secondary referral trends (2021-22 through 2024-25 as of April 1), top 10 infractions by year, and…
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