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Director presents discipline data; board to consider K-8 cell-phone limits and adding 'BASE' intervention modules
Summary
Jabari Cobb, the district's director of student services, presented multi-year discipline data showing declines in reportable incidents and proposed two revisions to the 2026-27 code of conduct: a state-driven PreK–8 cell-phone rule and adoption of computer-based "BASE" modules as a secondary-school intervention option. Board members asked for costs and effectiveness comparisons before final adoption.
Jabari Cobb, the Clarke County School District's director of student services, presented the district's behavior and discipline data and a draft of the 2026-27 code of student conduct during the board work session. Cobb said the district has seen a decrease in state-reportable incidents and in out-of-school suspensions following changes to the district's behavior support model and broader MTSS/PBIS efforts.
"Intervention work does matter and it is effective," Cobb told the board, then walked members through year-to-date comparisons (August through February) across elementary, middle and high school grade bands. He noted a spike in some high-school metrics in 2023-24 that he and staff tied to the initial implementation of the district's cell-phone guidelines for high school, a change that later stalled and then reversed in part as teachers and leaders refined enforcement and support strategies.
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