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Stockton Unified reports decline in suspension days and students suspended; staff point to MTSS and behavioral training
Summary
District data presented March 25 show suspension days and suspended students down compared with last year; the director said the district is expanding MTSS, PBIS and CPI training and adding behavior specialists to reduce repeat suspensions and racial and special-education disparities.
Ryan Hesse, Stockton Unified’s director of admissions, child welfare and attendance, told the school board on March 25 that the district’s days of suspension and the number of students suspended have fallen compared with the previous year.
Hesse said the district recorded 4,076.9 days of suspension last February and 2,870.77 days this February and that suspended students fell from 2,215 to 1,569 — 646 fewer students. He said the district’s suspension rate is 5.3% this year, down from 6% the previous year, and described the shift as progress driven by data-informed…
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