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CCSD discipline report shows declines overall but highlights persistent disproportionality for Black students
Summary
The district reported lower suspension and discretionary-expulsion totals this semester and outlined expanded restorative-practice training and School Justice Collaborative pilots; trustees pressed for data by student group and clarity on STA R/StaRN placements and expulsion referral counts.
District leaders told the Board of Trustees on Feb. 12 that student suspensions and discretionary expulsions declined during the first semester but that disproportionality in disciplinary outcomes remains a priority.
Associate Superintendent Kevin McPartland and assistant superintendent Sam Scavella presented discipline data showing 11,495 suspensions in the most recent first semester (a 7 percent decline from the prior year) and 496 discretionary expulsions (an 11 percent decrease). Middle school suspensions fell nearly 16 percent, while discretionary expulsions at the high-school level declined about 26 percent year over year in the district’s account.
Scavella and colleagues said improvements are tied to a districtwide shift…
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