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Tyler ISD DAEP report: 1,087 discipline incidents; vapes account for roughly 30% of placements
Summary
District staff told trustees the District Alternative Education Program recorded 1,087 discipline incidents in the year; vapes (THC and non‑THC) comprised about 30% of placements, with 122 THC vape incidents and 201 non‑THC vape incidents reported. Administrators emphasized intervention and an appeals panel process for placements.
John Johnson, the district director presenting the DAEP update, told the board Tyler ISD recorded 1,087 discipline incidents during the reporting year and that expulsions comprised roughly 1.3% of placements. He described the composition of placements as 547 mandatory placements (for nonnegotiable offenses such as THC, assault or weapon possession) and about 526 discretionary placements that administrators handle using local discretion.
Johnson detailed offense counts: 21 incidents coded as conduct punishable as a felony; alcohol possession/sales (5); public lewdness (16); three knife cases and one prohibited weapon; 11 assaults on school employees, 12 on non‑school employees, and one aggravated assault. Vaping was a major driver: 122 THC‑vape incidents (about 11.2% of placements) and 201 non‑THC vape incidents (about 18.6%), which the presenter said together comprised roughly 30% of DAEP placements.
Johnson emphasized that DAEP is an instructional and intervention program rather than a holding place, described social‑emotional learning additions and appeals procedures, and explained that placement length is offense‑dependent and governed by local protocols and state law.
Trustees asked why placements spike in certain grades (notably sixth/seventh and ninth grades). staff responded that behavioral changes associated with transitions (elementary→middle, middle→high) and changing expectations likely factor into those spikes. Trustees also sought demographic overlays for DAEP counts and were told the district will provide more disaggregated data in future reports.
When asked about field testing for suspected vape cartridges, staff said campus administrators and district police perform field tests; procedures and the possibility of arrest were discussed with campus police presence cited.
No formal policy change was adopted; the presentation was informational and trustees requested additional breakdowns and follow‑up reporting.
