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Referrals and out‑of‑school suspensions rise in Beloit schools; district cites recordkeeping, AODA increases and policy clarifications
Summary
Administrators reported a doubling of office discipline referrals over four years and an increase in out‑of‑school suspensions and expulsions, and outlined actions including calibration trainings, weekly discipline data cleanups and code‑of‑conduct clarifications.
District administrators presented discipline and behavior trends during the June 17 meeting, reporting an increase in office referrals and out‑of‑school suspensions and outlining steps the district is taking to improve consistency and early intervention.
Melissa Beavers, executive director of pupil services, said office discipline referrals rose from roughly 4,054 to 8,227 over four years. She said the rise may reflect both substantive increases in behavioral incidents and improved reporting practices across buildings. ‘‘This increase could speak to both a rise in reported behavior incidents and or improved documentation…
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