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Middletown board adopts restorative-focused code of conduct, seeks midyear report on effects
Summary
The Middletown Board of Education on Sept. 19 approved an updated code of conduct that embeds restorative practices, citing NYSED collaboration and research linking suspensions to lower graduation and postsecondary enrollment; trustees requested a half‑year implementation report and ongoing monitoring of suspension rates.
The Middletown Board of Education voted Sept. 19 to adopt a revised district code of conduct that emphasizes restorative practices and reduces reliance on exclusionary discipline.
Superintendent Creighton introduced the measure and asked members of the code-of-conduct and domains-of-safety teams to present the revisions. Team members said the update reframes ‘‘rights and responsibilities’’ language as ‘‘expectations,’’ adds infraction codes for clearer districtwide reporting, and embeds multi-tiered restorative responses for…
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