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Del Valle ISD discipline report shows fewer suspensions and alternative placements, trustees ask for trend totals
Summary
District staff reported declines in out-of-school suspensions (~26%) and discipline-alternative placements (~60%) compared with last year, citing changes in state rules for ISS and campus interventions; trustees asked for full-year totals and clarification of discretionary-arrest criteria.
At the Nov. 4 Del Valle ISD special meeting, Nikki Biddings presented a discipline comparison from Oct. 21, 2024 through Oct. 21, 2025, explaining program coding and reported reductions across several measures. She noted the state changed in-school suspension (ISS) rules (removing a three-day cap), which affects year-to-year comparability, and said the…
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