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Student behavior report: district shows declines in some referrals, board presses for clearer follow‑up
Summary
District staff presented a second‑quarter behavior report showing long‑term trends, a 14.3% decline in middle‑school referrals over three years, and top offense categories by grade span; board members requested additional disaggregated data and clearer support protocols for teachers.
Dr. Diana Smith presented the Rock Hill School District’s second‑quarter student behavior review on March 11, framing discipline data with an explanation of due process and how referrals are recorded in PowerSchool.
Dr. Smith said disciplinary referrals reflect both objective incidents and subjective perceptions. She described a district three‑year second‑quarter comparison that breaks referrals down by grade span and lists the top five referral categories for each span. At the elementary level, the top five categories were: hit/kick/push; defiance; class disruptions; inappropriate behavior; and major disruptions. For middle schools the top five were defiance; class disruptions; disrespect; hit/kick/push; and inappropriate behavior. For high schools the top categories shifted to tardies, class…
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