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Hampden-Wilbraham leaders credit discipline reforms, training for steep drop in suspensions
Summary
Administrators told the school committee that targeted discipline reforms, expanded C-STAG training and family-engagement strategies helped middle-school suspensions fall from 12.4% to 1.6% and dramatically reduced subgroup suspensions; principals said grant funding and new programs supported the work.
The Hampden-Wilbraham Regional School Committee heard a detailed update from building leaders on measures taken to reduce suspensions and improve school climate, with administrators reporting a sharp decline in middle-school suspensions after targeted interventions.
Principals traced the work to two district initiatives: a "rethinking discipline" effort and expanded C-STAG (Comprehensive School Threat Assessment Guidelines) training. Principal Hale told the committee the district was notified in February 2024 about disproportionate suspension rates for Hispanic and multiracial students and that, after adopting new practices and securing grant support, the district was removed from the requirement in December of 2025. "The suspension…
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