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Perryton ISD reports drop in discipline incidents; superintendent backs House Bill 6 as tool for classroom management
Summary
Superintendent Greg told the board that discipline incidents at Perryton High School and junior high declined after administrators raised expectations; he said pending state legislation (House Bill 6) could provide additional options for handling disruptive students.
Superintendent Greg told the Perryton ISD trustees that discipline incidents at the district’s junior high and high school have fallen markedly this year after administrators raised behavioral expectations.
Greg said the district reviewed three years of data and found discipline numbers initially rose when administrators increased standards, then fell the following year. “In our high school, almost a hundred discipline incidents lower this year than last year,” he said.
On equity in discipline, Greg said the distribution of incidents by race matched district demographics: he reported about 75% of discipline incidents involved Hispanic students and about 25% involved Anglo students, matching the district’s approximate ethnic composition. He said the data review was intended to check for disproportionality.
Legislative tools: in response to a trustee question about whether proposed state legislation affected planning for alternative placements, Greg said House Bill 6 (referred to in the meeting as “House Bill 6”) is part of the district’s consideration. He described the bill as providing administrators and teachers “a few more tools…to keep a classroom environment…a place where learning can occur,” including options such as virtual instruction for students who otherwise would repeatedly disrupt learning.
Greg stressed the district’s goal of protecting the learning environment for the majority of students while providing options for students whose behavior repeatedly disrupts instruction. No formal policy action or vote on disciplinary procedures was taken in open session during the meeting.
Trustees and staff encouraged community members to visit campuses and observe daily operations. Greg said he believed the district’s administrators and students were producing positive results.
