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District presentation shows most students with minimal serious infractions; expulsions trending down
Summary
At a Jacksonville North Pulaski School District board meeting, Jacob Smith presented K'12 discipline data showing 3,917 students had 0 or 1 Level 3 infractions last year ("That's 94%"), 252 had two or more, and Level 4 offenses were rare; expulsions have declined, officials said.
Jacob Smith, a district presenter, told the Jacksonville North Pulaski School District board that the district's discipline metrics remain concentrated among a small share of students. "Last year, 3,917 scholars had 0 or 1 level 3 infractions," Smith said. "That's 94%." She said 252 scholars had two or more Level 3 infractions.
Smith framed the trends as partly pandemic-related: some students who disengaged during COVID have returned and struggled, contributing to statewide increases that the district has worked to reduce. She said in-school suspensions have fallen and expulsions are "trending downward," crediting the district's alternative-education placements for some of that improvement.
The presenter said the district provided principals with administrator-level data to check whether disciplinary responses matched the district handbook, aiming to avoid unnecessary in-school suspensions and to favor guardian conferences for lower-level offenses. Smith also reported that 99% of scholars had zero Level 4 offenses last year.
Board members asked clarifying questions about the scope (the presenter confirmed the statistics are district-wide, K'12) and about whether the alma mater and other agenda items would be discussed in public comment. The board did not take any formal action based on the discipline presentation; it was provided for information and to guide administrative focus for the year ahead.
