District unveils new high-school discipline metrics aligned to board policy JICDAR
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Rock Hill Schools presented a new high-school discipline metrics matrix aligned to board policy JICDAR, with tiered infractions, teacher interventions, parent engagement and a training/implementation schedule starting in January; trustees asked about administrator discretion, student and parent perceptions and protections for young children.
Rock Hill Schools officials on Dec. 9 presented a new discipline metrics matrix for high schools that the district plans to publish and implement beginning in January.
Dr. Marty Connor, alongside student-services leaders, described the matrix as part of a broader district student-support model designed to align consequences and interventions with code-of-conduct policy JICDAR. The matrix groups offenses into levels (1–3), maps infractions to PowerSchool codes and lists teacher interventions, administrative actions and escalation steps. Connor emphasized the matrix is a guide and that administrators retain discretion to interpret context during investigations.
The rollout schedule calls for administrator and teacher training sessions in mid-December and early January, stakeholder Zoom sessions for parents and students, and live implementation on Jan. 12 with ongoing reviews and adjustments based on feedback. Trustees asked how parents would appeal disciplinary decisions and Connor confirmed existing appeal routes remain (school-level principal appeal, then student services). Several trustees raised concerns about the application of codes to kindergarten and early-grades students and urged the administration to review age-appropriate consequences.
Connor said the matrix was developed with principals, teachers, student representatives, law enforcement and state department staff and that it will be refined through feedback and scheduled reviews.