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SB 85 - Requires Report on School Suspensions - Delaware Key Vote

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Title: Requires Report on School Suspensions

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that requires the Department of Education to create a report on the number and demographics of students suspended from school.

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  • Requires the Department of Education to compile and release an annual report on student discipline in all schools over the 3 most recent consecutive years as follows, including, but not limited to (Sec. 2):

    • Individual and statewide totals of in-school and out-of-school suspensions, expulsions, and alternative school assignments broken down by race, ethnicity, gender, grade level, or limited english proficiency; and

    • Incident type, discipline duration, and if the student is identified to have a disability.

  • Specifies that the report shall exclude racial subgroups that contain fewer than 15 students (Sec. 2):

  • Specifies that the department of education shall compile and release the annual report on student discipline to the departments website no later than October 30 (Sec. 2).

NOTE: THIS IS A SUBSTITUTE BILL, MEANING THE LANGUAGE OF THE ORIGINAL BILL HAS BEEN REPLACED. THE DEGREE TO WHICH THE SUBSTITUTE BILL TEXT DIFFERS FROM THE PREVIOUS VERSION OF THE TEXT CAN VARY GREATLY.

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