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Central Consolidated Schools: attendance dips to 89.6%; discipline report flags THC vapes while dual-language students outpace peers on MSSA
Summary
District staff told the school board that October attendance averaged 89.6%. Presenters reported 73 drug-related discipline incidents — largely THC vapes and gummies — and said dual-language students posted higher MSSA proficiency (ELA 32% vs. 30%; math 27% vs. 17%).
Central Consolidated Schools presented October attendance and discipline data and results from 2024–25 MSSA testing at the Nov. 14 board meeting.
District staff said the districtwide attendance rate for October was 89.6%, with seven schools reporting attendance above 90% and eight below that threshold. "We have a district average of 89.6%," the staff presenter said during the briefing.
The board heard discipline totals for the period Aug. 4–Oct. 31. Staff reported 191 out-of-school suspensions and 52 in-school suspensions; the single largest category by behavior was drug violations, with 73 incidents, followed by "disorderly conduct" at 48 incidents. "Our highest is drug violation at 73," a district presenter…
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