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District outlines SBAR discipline framework, cites disproportionate suspensions and gaps in elementary supports
Summary
Charlottesville City Schools staff reviewed a five‑level SBAR (student behavior and administrative response) continuum, presented trends in threat assessments and suspensions, and recommended growing in‑school behavioral capacity including registered behavior technicians and sensory/skill‑building spaces for younger students.
District staff presented data and a new administrative framework for responding to student behavior, showing more threat assessments this year and persistent racial disparities in out‑of‑school suspensions. Staff described a five‑level SBAR continuum for responses, stressed restorative practices and urged more in‑school behavioral resources for elementary students.
Presenters said the district has seen an overall increase in threat assessments compared with the same point last school year; most of that increase occurred in incidents classified as no‑concern or low‑concern, and the district reported only a small increase in higher‑priority threat assessments. Staff also told the board that suspensions remain concentrated among a small number of students and that Black students are suspended at substantially higher rates than white students.
The SBAR framework the district described separates (1)…
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