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Board hears draft updates to student code of conduct; staff to require restorative practices and create student conduct office
Summary
District staff proposed revisions to the student code of conduct that raise disciplinary levels for serious incidents, make restorative approaches a required part of the disciplinary continuum and create a new Office of Student Conduct and Appeals to improve consistency and monitoring.
Montgomery County Public Schools officials outlined proposed changes to the district’s student code of conduct on May 8, emphasizing clearer tiers of response for misconduct, mandatory reentry meetings after suspensions and an expanded role for restorative practices. The board and staff said the goal is to increase consistency, transparency and safety while preserving developmentally appropriate responses.
Peter Moran, chief of school leadership, told trustees the update was prompted by community feedback calling for clearer expectations and better monitoring. The proposed revision tightens the five‑level intervention matrix used to match responses to misconduct: staff would more narrowly define which incidents rise to higher tiers (suspension or superintendent‑level review) and which remain within teacher or principal responses. Moran said that acts such as attacks…
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