Category
Limits on Exclusionary Discipline
Category
Limits on Exclusionary Discipline
State law requires districts to limit use of out-of-school suspension and expulsion based on factors such as student age or offense type.
Delaware Code 14-703. Student discipline report; school discipline improvement plan.
(b) If a school is identified as meeting a threshold under paragraph (a)(4) of this section for 3 consecutive school years, the Department shall notify the school of this status by December 1 and the school must do all of the following:
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(1) Review its discipline policies, practices, and data.
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(2) If a school has already implemented restorative justice practices, the school must review the interventions being used to assure research-based quality, scope of training provided, and follow-up support to assure proper implementation. Restorative justice practices program improvements should be made based on this review.
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(3) Submit a plan to the Department that identifies the strategies the school will implement beginning in the following school year to reduce the use of exclusionary disciplinary practices or disproportionate use of exclusionary disciplinary practices with racial subgroups or students with disabilities, or both.