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Board debate over weekly suspension reports: trustee seeks school- and grade-level details; district offers aggregated alternative
Summary
Trustee Van Hook pressed district staff to restore school- and grade-level data to weekly suspension reports for oversight; district staff and legal/privacy advisors said concerns about student identification and FERPA can be addressed by providing school‑level aggregate trend data.
Board member Van Hook argued the weekly suspension reports the district provides to the governing board previously included school and grade data that are essential for oversight and for spotting disciplinary trends. Van Hook said removal of that information prevents board members from verifying whether suspensions are applied "fairly and equitably," and she asked that school and grade fields be restored to the reports.
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