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Keystone Central SD policy committee reviews student-discipline procedures amid calls for stricter measures
Summary
Board members raised concerns about perceived leniency for serious incidents; district staff described progressive-discipline steps and 45-day AEDY placements as alternatives to immediate expulsion and agreed to invite principals to a future policy meeting for specifics.
Keystone Central SD Policy Committee members on April 9 discussed whether the district’s student-discipline policy (Policy 2-18) should be made stricter after several board members said they had received complaints that the district was too lenient on serious incidents.
Board member Elizabeth said the committee should consider a “three-strike” approach for serious incidents, suggesting escalating punishments that could include in-school suspension, out-of-school suspension and, as a last resort, expulsion. “We could have like a 3 strike policy. First time you're in school suspension x amount of days. Second time could be an out of school suspension. Third time could be an expulsion,” Elizabeth…
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