“I’m a parent, I have a Black son in this district that was put on a suspension for just getting to class late,” Jackson said.īlack students are suspended at a much higher rate than any other ethnic group in Michigan elementary and secondary schools, according to the National Center for Education Statistics. “When we receive those recommendations for exclusions we are not being told any of those things that are being done or if anything has been done,” Maddock said.īoard Vice President Jermaine Jackson said he hopes implicit bias isn’t contributing to “blanket enforcement” of the policy. It’s the responsibility of the individual selected by the superintendent to “implement fair and consistent investigative reporting and disciplinary measures,” the policy says. If a lesser intervention would properly address the violation or behavior committed by the student.Whether restorative practices should be used to address the violation or behavior committed by the student.Whether the violation or behavior committed by the student threatened the safety of any student or staff member.The seriousness of the violation or behavior committed by the student.Documentation of any known disability of the student.Seven mitigating factors are to be considered before a student is suspended or expelled, according to the policy. Under the current policy, suspensions are authorized by the superintendent or an individual delegated by the superintendent.
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