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Board reviews discipline regulation changes; parents raise concerns about notifying households without internet access
Summary
District staff previewed revisions to regulation JCDA-R (student code of conduct), including increased ranges for some elementary discipline responses, decreases for middle/high ranges and a new charge related to enticing disorder; board members asked how parents without internet access will be informed.
Carroll County Schools staff presented proposed updates to the student-code-of-conduct regulation JCDA-R, noting adjustments to disciplinary ranges across levels and an added charge addressing students who "entice disorder." The changes were presented as regulatory clarifications to provide staff flexibility in assigning discipline ranges when more serious responses are warranted.
Staff said 11 elementary discipline ranges increased to allow for more available responses; middle- and high-school ranges decreased in some areas. Leaders emphasized that a published range does not mandate a specific punishment but establishes minimum and maximum disciplinary options so administrators have documented flexibility.
A board member asked whether the updated ranges would be placed in student handbooks and how parents without internet access would be informed. District staff said the ranges are available online and indicated that the document itself is online rather than included in each student handbook; staff acknowledged a concern about parents who lack internet access and said notification methods would be considered.
"Don't you think you need to inform the parents? Especially those who do not have access to the Internet," a board member asked during the discussion. Staff indicated the changes are highlighted in the draft material provided to the board and that the regulation revisions would be reviewed further before final placement in any handbook.
