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Committee reviews disproportionate suspensions; staff to produce disaggregated data and pilot steps
Summary
Members discussed a district review of disproportionate in-school and out-of-school suspensions for students with disabilities and for African American students, and directed staff to gather school- and grade-level disaggregated data and to pursue immediate and fall-term interventions.
The Instruction and Support Services Committee on March 26 reviewed district concerns over a disproportionate number of suspensions affecting students with disabilities and African American students and asked staff to provide a deeper, school-by-school data analysis and to pilot immediate interventions.
Why it matters: Committee members said the district's suspension data indicates a pattern the committee wants to address promptly because it affects special education students' access to services and may reflect broader disparities for African American students, particularly males in the ninth grade.
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