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Mesquite ISD reports steep drop in classroom removals and OSS days after discipline changes
Summary
District student services told trustees classroom removals dropped 19% this year (surpassing a 7% goal) and out‑of‑school suspension days fell nearly 50% over three years (8,482 to 4,174), attributing gains to restorative on‑campus interventions and training for assistant principals.
District student services presented data showing a multi‑year reduction in out‑of‑classroom disciplinary actions.
"Classroom removals have decreased by 19% representing thousands of additional hours where students are in classrooms learning," the student services team reported, noting an intentional shift away from automatic out‑of‑school suspensions and toward interventions on campus. Presenters cited targeted training for assistant principals, revised resources and a discipline review committee as drivers of the change.
The team also tied reduced removals to academic outcomes: presenters said students with no removals were "significantly more likely to succeed academically," citing comparative pass rates on state end‑of‑course exams (for example, 90% approach level in Algebra I versus 65% for students with removals). The district outlined plans to expand restorative practices, increase teacher ownership of classroom culture and engage parents earlier in the disciplinary process.
