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School division reports large drop in suspensions, drug incidents after expanded interventions
Summary
Campbell County Public Schools staff told the school board the district recorded hundreds fewer discipline incidents this year, including an about 80% reduction in drug violations and sizable declines in short- and long-term suspensions, which administrators attributed to expanded behavioral supports and partnerships with community agencies.
Campbell County Public Schools officials told the school board on May 15 that the division saw a substantial decline in disciplinary incidents this school year, including fewer short- and long-term suspensions and a large drop in drug-related incidents.
“Effective school wide discipline is a collective effort,” Doctor Wilson said as he opened an overview of the division’s discipline data, citing family partnerships, teacher coaching and district training as factors behind the trend.
Wilson told the board the division recorded about 800 fewer disciplinary offenses across elementary, middle and high schools compared with last year. Short-term suspensions (defined by the district as one to five days) decreased by about 480 incidents; Wilson said the average short-term suspension length was two days and that the reduction equated to roughly 860 fewer days students were out of class. Long-term suspensions also declined; Wilson said…
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