PROGRESS UPDATE ON DISCIPLINE AND

SUSPENSION DATAA Presentation to the Board on November 15, 2016

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BACKGROUND INFORMATION ON

STUDENT SUSPENSION

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Definition of a Suspension■ U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights– In-school suspension: ½ day or more– Out-of-school suspension: Full day or more for general education students and any time

out of the classroom for students on an IEP

■ State of California– In-school and out-of-school: Full day or more for general education students and any time

out of the classroom for students on an IEP– Note: The State started collecting suspension data in 2011-12.

■ CORE– Out-of-school suspension: Full day or more

Note: The recent Public Counsel Report did not use any of the above definitions of a suspension and instead included all incidents resulting in time out of the classroom for all students.

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Suspensions and California Law

■ CA Education Code Section 48900 (32 pages) outlines 20+ different reasons why a student may be suspended.

■ A student may be suspended for acts committed on school grounds, while going to and coming from school, during lunch on or off campus or during, or while going to or coming from, a school-sponsored activity.

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Education Code 48900 on Suspensions

■ According to Section 48910, a teacher may suspend any pupil from class, for any of the acts enumerated in Section 48900, for the day of the suspension and the day following.

■ A pupil suspended from a class by a teacher shall not be placed in another regular class during the period of suspension.

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Education Code 48900 on Suspensions■ A pupil suspended from a school may be assigned, by the principal or

the principal's designee, to a supervised suspension classroom for the entire period of suspension.

■ A principal must suspend and recommend for expulsion for 5 of the most severe offenses

– Possession of a firearm– Brandishing a knife (3 ½+” blade)– Possession of explosives (M80 or larger)– Sale of controlled substance– Attempting to commit or committing sexual assault

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Education Code 48900 on SuspensionsIn certain circumstances, suspension shall be imposed only when other means of correction fail to bring about proper conduct. Other means of correction include, but are not limited to, the following: ■ A conference with parent or guardian■ Case management and counseling ■ Behavior plan

■ Comprehensive psychosocial or psychoeducational assessment ■ Program for teaching prosocial behavior or anger management■ Restorative justice program■ A positive behavior support approach with tiered interventions ■ After-school programs that address specific behavioral issues ■ Community service

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CUMULATIVE SUSPENSION RATE FOR THE PAST FOUR

YEARS

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Cumulative Suspension Rate

6.3

4.4

3.5 3.6

2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 Updated Projection

Source: CDE Data Quest. 2015-16 data based on CalPads submission to CDE in July, 2016. 9

Cumulative Suspension Rate by Ethnicity

11.8

9.910.7

6.2

8.8

7.25.9

3.54.1

1.72.5

1.6

2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16

African American

Pacific Islander

Native American

Hispanic

White

Asian

Updated Projection

Source: CDE Data Quest. 2015-16 data based on CalPads submission to CDE in July, 2016. 10

AN IN-DEPTH LOOK AT 2015-16 DISCIPLINE AND

SUSPENSION DATA

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2015-16 Disciplinary Incidents

All Students

90%

5%4% 1%

African American Students

79%

9%

9%3%

90% of students had no disciplinary incidents in 2015-16. 95% had 1 incident or less.

79% of African American students had no disciplinary incidents in 2015-16. 88% had 1 incident or less.

Source: LROIX 12

2015-16 Suspensions

All Students

96.4%

2.3%1.2% 0.1%

African American Students

90.1%

5.7%

3.8% 0.4%

96% of students had no suspensions in 2015-16. 99% of all students had 1 suspension or less.

90% of African American students had no suspensions in 2015-16. 96% of African American students had 1 suspension or less.

Source: CalPads submission to CDE in July, 2016. 13

2015-16 Discipline Incidents by Ethnicity

Cumulative Discipline Incident Rate Percent of All Discipline Incidents

White7%

Pacific Islander

2%Multiple

2%

Hispanic53%

Filipino1%

Declined2%

Asian4%

American Indian

0%

African American

29%

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14.6 15.6

9.1

5.1 4.7

African American

Pacific Islander

Native American

Hispanic White Asian

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2015-16 Suspensions by Ethnicity

Am Indian

1%

Asian2%

African American

37%

Filipino1%

Hispanic48%

Declined to State2%

Two or More2% Pacific

Islander2%

White5%

Percent of All Suspensions

9.9

6.27.2

3.5

1.7 1.6

African American

Pacific Islander

Native American

Hispanic White Asian

Cumulative Suspension Rate

Source: CalPads submission to CDE in July, 2016. 15

2015-16 Students Without Incident or Suspension

95.5%

82.3%88.2%

98.3%93.8% 95.0%

Elementary Middle School High School

Percent of Students with No Discipline Incidents Percent of Students with No Suspensions

Source: LROIX and CalPads submission to CDE in July, 2016. 16

2015-16 Percent of All Incidents by Grade Level

0.7%

3.5%

3.8%

4.4%

4.5%

5.6%

12.7%

17.1%

13.9%

12.8%

8.9%

6.5%

5.6%

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Source: LROIX 17

2015-16 Percent of All Suspension by Grade Level

0.8%

1.9%

2.5%

4.2%

4.4%

5.9%

11.2%

13.5%

13.7%

13.2%

11.9%

8.7%

8.2%

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Source: CalPads submission to CDE in July, 2016. 18

2015-16 Suspensions by Gender

73.7%

26.3%

All Students

Male Female

70.7%

29.3%

African American Students

Male Female

Source: CalPads submission to CDE in July, 2016. 19

0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 40% 45%

105-Possession of an Explosive

401-Sexual Assault

203-Offering, Arranging, or Negotiating Sale of Drugs

600-Robbery or Extortion

508-Made Terrorist Threats

602-Received Stolen Property

300-Possession or Use of Tobacco Products

512-Property Damage

400-Sexual Battery

204-Offering, Arranging, or Negotiating Sale of Drug Paraphernalia

403-Sexual Harassment

101-Possession, Sale, Furnishing a Weapon

601-Property Theft

513-Bullying

202-Possession Use Sale or Furnishing Drugs

503-Committed Assault or Battery on a School Employee

510-Obscene Acts, Profanity, and Vulgarity

511-Disruption, Defiance

501-Caused Attempted or Threatened Physical Injury

2015-16 Percent of Each Disciplinary Incident by TypeAfrican American All Students

Source: CalPads submission to CDE in July, 201620

2015-16 Responses to Discipline

0.0%0.1%0.1%0.1%0.2%0.3%0.3%0.4%0.5%

1.1%1.2%1.3%

1.8%1.8%

2.4%2.5%2.7%

3.5%3.7%3.9%

6.2%7.3%

10.1%15.3%

30.0%

No Suspension or ExpulsionSuspended from Bus

ArrestedExpulsion (Board Approved)

RestitutionCitation Issued

Intervention TransferReferral for Immediate ActionContract with Student/Parent

Participation in Other ClassNote/Letter Sent Home

Community or School ServiceSaturday Detention

Sent HomeOn Campus Suspension - Full Day

On Campus Suspension - Partial DayConflict Resolution

Loss of PrivilegesWarning

ConferenceOn Campus Suspension - One Period

CounseledParent Contact

SuspensionDetention

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Summarized Responses to Discipline

Out of School Suspension

16%

On Campus Suspension (Full Day)

2%

On Campus Supsension (1-3

Periods)9%

After School/Saturday

Detention33%

Other Means of Correction

39%

Other Serious Consequences

1%

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LBUSD SUSPENSION RATES WITHIN A STATE

AND NATIONAL CONTEXT

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Suspension Rates Across California Districts

6.35.6

6.6

5.14.4

4.8

7.3

4.94.4

3.54.1

6.56.1

3.8

Long Beach Oakland Fresno Sacramento California

2012-13 2013-14 2014-15Source: CDE Data Quest; Note: Fresno did not report suspension data for the 2012-13 year. 24

2014-15 African American Suspension Rate (Based on CBEDS Enrollment Day, Not a Cumulative Rate)

9.8%8.9%

18.0%16.7%

10.7%

Long Beach Oakland Fresno Sacramento California

Source: CDE Data Quest 25

LBUSD 2015-16 Suspension Data in Comparison to 38 Districts Nationally

36 of the 39 large, urban districts had a higher percentage of students suspended than LBUSD. Only 3 districts had fewer students suspended than LBUSD.

1-5 Days: 3.4% (2778 students)6-10 Days: 0.1% (71 students)11-19 Days: 0% (5 students)20+ Days: 0% (0 students)

Note: The percent of students calculated out of cumulative enrollment of 80664; Out of school suspensions only.Source: KPI Report 26

LBUSD 2015-16 Suspension Data in Comparison to 38 Districts Nationally

38 of the 39 large, urban districts have more instructional days missed, due to suspension, than LBUSD. Only 1 district had few days missed than LBUSD.

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Instructional Days Missed per Student Due to Suspension

Students in LBUSD, on average, missed 0.05 days/year (15 minutes/year) due to out-of-school suspension

Note: Students in District 57, on average, missed 1.46 days/year (438 minutes/ year) due to out-of-school suspension

Source: KPI Report 27

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Difference in Instructional Days Missed between African American and White Students

Note: African American students in LBUSD missed 0.3 more days/year (90 minutes/year) due to out-of-school suspension than White students

LBUSD 2015-16 Suspension Data in Comparison to 38 Districts Nationally32 of the 39 large, urban districts had a greater difference in days missed due to suspension than LBUSD. Only 7 districts had a smaller disparity, 4 of which had much higher suspension rates.

Note: African American students in District 9 missed 2.1 more days/year (630 minutes/year) due to out-of-school suspension than White students

Source: KPI Report 28

LBUSD SUSPENSION DATA FOR 2016-17

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All Student Suspensions in the First 10 Weeks (51 Days)

Total Number of Suspensions

1060 1120

666

2014-15 2015-16 2016-17

Number and Percent of Students Suspended

778 796592

2014-15 2015-16 2016-17

0.8%

1.0%1.0%

Source: CalPads files/LROIX. Note: Includes Out-of-School and In-School Suspensions (State Definition)30

African American Suspensions in the First 10 Weeks (51 Days)Total Number of Suspensions Number and Percent of

Students Suspended

449 456

236

2014-15 2015-16 2016-17

320 310191

2014-15 2015-16 2016-17

1.9%

3.0%3.0%

Source: CalPads files/LROIX. Note: Includes Out-of-School and In-School Suspensions (State Definition)31

Conclusion■ Our suspension rate, overall and by subgroup, has steadily

declined over the past 4 years.

■ Most of our students (90%) had no discipline incidents last year; Most of our African American students (79%) had no discipline incidents last year.

■ Most of our students (96%) had no suspensions last year; Most of our African American students (90%) had no suspensions last year.

■ Our African American students have the highest rate of discipline incidents and suspensions.

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Conclusion■ Most of our discipline incidents and suspensions (40%) occur in

3 grade levels (7th, 8th, and 9th)

■ Most discipline incidents (72%) don’t result in students missing class time and most incidents (83%) don’t result in students missing school.

■ By comparison to other districts, both in state and nationally, our suspension rate is very low and our students miss much fewer days as a result of being suspended.

■ The suspension rate for all students, and in particular for African American students, is significantly lower this year compared to the past 2 years for the same time period.

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