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District presents behavior trends and alternatives to out-of-school suspension
Summary
Staff showed behavior-incident trends (spike after 2021, then decline), emphasized restorative practices and MTSS-based interventions, and noted state changes limiting suspensions for pre-K–2 unless physical harm occurs.
District administrators presented behavioral data showing a post-pandemic spike in incidents and a subsequent decline. Staff cautioned that incident counts can be driven by a small number of students and urged caution when reading aggregate numbers.
"We we we know why that happened, and and, you know, students, teenagers are all kids, you know, have engaged in things that we we wish they wouldn't," Scott Clayton said when describing the 2021–22 spike and its likely causes. He and other staff emphasized restorative practices and tiered supports as alternatives to exclusionary discipline.
Elementary leaders described restorative-reflection approaches and SEL instruction as front-line responses; high-school leaders said expulsions have declined but out-of-school suspensions remain more common at the secondary level for incidents that present safety concerns. Staff also noted a recent state law change that limits pre-K–2 out-of-school suspensions to incidents that cause physical harm.
