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District presentation shows drop in drug incidents, rise in student threats in 2024–25 data
Summary
District staff presented 2024–25 school safety and educational climate data to the board. The presentation showed a decrease in reported use/possession/sale of drugs at the high school (62 to 27 incidents) and an increase in threats of violence at the high school (from 0 to 12). The district said it submitted the data to the state as required.
Monroe-Woodbury Central School District staff presented the district's 2024–25 school safety and educational climate data at the Aug. 12 Board of Education meeting, describing changes in reported incidents across multiple categories required by state reporting.
Dr. Hassler told the board the district submits 11 categories of incident data to the State Education Department, including homicide, sex offenses, assault, weapons possession, DASA incidents (excluding and including cyberbullying), bomb threats/false alarms, threats of violence, and use/possession/sale of drugs or alcohol. He said some detailed fields (victim/offender counts and interventions) were omitted from the public presentation to avoid disclosing personally identifiable student information.
Using the district's submitted figures, Dr. Hassler highlighted several trend lines. He said the high school recorded 27 incidents of use, possession or sale of drugs in 2024–25, down from 62 the prior year. "We saw a decrease this past year in that category closer to the level that I showed you in the beginning of 22–23," he said. At the same time, he told the board threats of violence reported at the high school rose from 0 in an earlier year to 12 in 2024–25. DASA incidents districtwide increased slightly from six to eight.
A board member asked whether an increase from 0 to 12 threats at the high school constituted a "slight" change, and the board member and Dr. Hassler agreed the absolute increase was notable. Dr. Hassler said the high school administration did not identify a single unifying theme but saw threats occurring across the school year.
Dr. Hassler reiterated that the district had submitted the data to the state; the state will review the submission and release the public dataset after its review. He encouraged the public to consult the State Education Department website once the state posts the 2024–25 figures.
