Outline of the state of Arkansas
State
Arkansas
Monitoring required

Category
Equitable Discipline Practices

Category
Equitable Discipline Practices

State law requires districts to monitor disproportionality in discipline practices within general education populations.

Arkansas Code 6-18-516. Effective school discipline -- Definition

(a) As used in this section, “exclusionary disciplinary actions” means out-of-school suspension and expulsion.

(b)

  • (1) Annually, the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education shall report at the school, school district, and state level the following data concerning exclusionary disciplinary actions, in-school suspensions, and corporal punishment:
    • (A) Number per one hundred (100) students for the entire population;
    • (B) Number per one hundred (100) students for any racial or ethnic subgroup required for accountability by the Every Student Succeeds Act, Pub. L. No. 114-95;
    • (C) Number per one hundred (100) students for economically disadvantaged students; and
    • (D) Number per one hundred (100) students for students with disabilities identified under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, 20 U.S.C. § 1400 et seq.
  • (2) The division shall report exclusionary disciplinary actions by both:
    • (A) Combining out-of-school suspensions and expulsions; and
    • (B) Separately listing out-of-school suspensions and expulsions.

(c) The division shall report the data required in subsection (b) of this section:

  • (1) On the website of the division to the extent that publication is consistent with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act, 20 U.S.C. § 1232g; and
  • (2) In a manner that reflects historical trends and allows for the comparison of schools and school districts.
Policy Type
Statute