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Public commenter says proficiency and violence data show 'unequivocal failure'; district says mapping error misrepresented discipline rates
Summary
A Lansdale resident criticized the district’s proficiency and middle‑school violence data and questioned suspension practices; the superintendent said a mapping error in how infractions were coded for state dashboards inflated reported violence rates and that the issue will be explained at the Safe Schools Committee.
Jason Lanier of Lansdale used the public‑comment period to urge the board to examine district equity and discipline outcomes, citing declines in proficiency and spikes in reported violent incidents at middle schools.
"I view it as looking at the data as, the the unequivocal failure of the the education and equity," Lanier told the board, arguing that proficiency levels and reported violence have fallen since 2015 and that some…
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