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Kirkwood reports fewer out-of-school suspensions; tardies and disparities remain concerns
Summary
District data show a steady decline in out-of-school suspensions (OSS) and a decrease in some subgroup gaps, but office referrals remain high and Black students and students with IEPs continue to be overrepresented among referrals and consequences, district staff told the board.
Dr. Bailey, the district official who presented the student-discipline report on July 28, told the board that out-of-school suspensions (OSS) decreased while in-school suspensions (ISS) rose modestly, and that tardies account for a large share of office referrals at the high school.
“We did see a nice decrease in our OSS,” Dr. Bailey said, while also noting that overall office referrals rose from 2,234 to 2,772 year over year. She told the board that 106 office referrals resulted in OSS and that only 1.1 percent of students districtwide received an OSS (about 65 students), meaning 98.9 percent were not suspended out of school during the year.
The presentation highlighted persistent disproportionalities: Black students represent 8.7…
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