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Hopewell Valley board accepts Student Safety Data Systems report after question about rising HIB cases
Summary
The board accepted the district’s 2023–24 Student Safety Data Systems report after staff described 74 incidents leading to ISS/OSS, noted repeated high‑school offenses involving drugs, vaping and pocket‑knife incidents, and said expanded counseling and restorative practices are being implemented.
The Hopewell Valley Regional Board of Education voted to accept the district’s 2023–24 Student Safety Data Systems (SSDS) report after a presentation and brief public comment at its meeting.
Ms. Rhett, who presented the annual SSDS submission, said the district recorded a total of 74 incidents leading to in‑school or out‑of‑school suspension. She told the board that some incidents — including repeat drug, vaping and pocket‑knife incidents at the high school — have prompted expanded student assistance counseling and more comprehensive substance‑use awareness programming…
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