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Board hears rising discipline numbers, authorizes expulsion officer and renews independent hearing officer
Summary
District officials reported doubled office‑discipline referrals and increases in out‑of‑school suspensions; the board later authorized a board expulsion officer and renewed the district's independent hearing officer amid debate about process and cost.
Melissa Beavers, executive director of pupil services, and Eric Weir, director of special education and student services, presented discipline data to the full board on June 17 showing increases in reported office discipline referrals, suspensions and pre‑expulsion activity.
Beavers said the district’s office discipline referrals doubled over a four‑year span, rising from 4,054 to 8,227. "This increase... could speak to both a rise in reported behavior incidents and or improved documentation practices across our buildings," she said, urging caution in interpretation but noting the operational implications for schools.
Out of school suspensions and hearings: Beavers reported an upward trend in out‑of‑school…
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