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Northshore: incidents up but suspensions down as principals increase restorative administrative conferences
Summary
District discipline data showed a 15% increase in recorded incidents driven by middle school, while suspensions declined; staff said principals are using administrative conferences and restorative approaches more often in place of detentions and suspensions.
Northshore School District reported a rise in recorded disciplinary incidents this year alongside a substantial drop in suspensions, a pattern district staff attributed to increased use of administrative conferences and restorative practices by principals.
Dr. David Wellington, executive director of schools, told the board that overall incidents were up about 15% year‑over‑year, with middle school incidents up approximately 43% (roughly 300 additional students) while high‑school incidents declined about 21% and elementary incidents were essentially flat. He said the apparent increase in incidents does not translate into more suspensions:…
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