HB 2306 - DIGEST |
Requires each school district to file an annual report, by August 1st of each year, with the superintendent of public instruction regarding disciplinary and placement actions taken during the prior school year. The report shall classify the types of actions into the following categories: (1) Actions in which a student was assigned to in-school suspension; |
(2) Actions in which a student was suspended for a period of ten days or less; |
(3) Actions in which a student was suspended for a period of more than ten days; |
(4) Actions in which a student was expelled; |
(5) Actions in which a student was placed in an alternative educational setting; |
(6) Actions in which a student was suspended from riding the bus; |
(7) Actions in which a student was emergency expelled; and |
(8) Actions in which a student was removed from class. |
Directs the superintendent of public instruction to conduct a study for each school year based upon the statistical data filed by districts in accordance with this act for the purpose of determining trends in discipline. The superintendent of public instruction shall also use existing data on school personnel as needed to establish trends in discipline. |
Requires the superintendent of public instruction to issue a report on the study for the legislature by December 1st of each year. The report shall be accessible to the public on the superintendent of public instruction's report card web site and in such other forms as will promote easy public access. The report shall include summaries of the data rather than individual listing of each student's data. |