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Normandy reports sharp drop in suspensions after phone ban; security team cites cameras and alert system
Summary
Board heard a security update showing a 74% drop in out-of-school suspensions and a 38% decline in expulsions after technology and operational changes, including a student cell-phone policy and added cameras and alerts.
The Normandy Schools Collaborative on Wednesday reported a substantial decline in student suspensions and expulsions after rolling out new safety technology and a stricter student cell-phone policy.
Chief Norm Campbell, the district’s security lead, told the Joint Executive Governing Board that the district recorded 180 out-of-school suspensions so far this year compared with 700 at the same point last year — "that's a 74% decrease," he said — and that expulsions fell from 29 to 9. Campbell credited a combination of tools and operational changes, including the Syntegix alert system, roughly 350 new cameras and expanded two-way radio use, plus targeted staff deployment to identified “hot…
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