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Board approves extension of alternative education (DAPE) participation from 45 to 180 days
Summary
The governing board unanimously approved a recommendation from the Alternative Education Advisory Committee to allow students placed in the district’s alternative program (DAPE) to remain up to 180 days, up from the prior 45‑day cap. Administration said the change increases access for long‑term suspended students and those awaiting expulsion.
The Tucson Unified School District governing board voted Jan. 28 to extend the maximum enrollment period in the district’s Disciplinary Alternative Placement for Education program (DAPE) from 45 days to 180 days.
District director of alternative education Yolanda Núñez told the board that DAPE provides academic and social‑emotional supports to students serving…
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