School Safety

Update

Guilford County Schools

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Presentation to the

Board of EducationJuly 28, 2011

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• Key Points for Data Interpretation

• Strategic Plan Goals for Student Safety

• Strengths and Focus Areas

• Actions for 2011-2012

Overview

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• Changes in definitions of “Reportable Offenses”

• Addition of reporting categories• Heightened awareness of criminal consequence for

failure to report

• Increased training for principals

Data Interpretation

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Suspensions and Expulsions

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 # Short-Term Out-of-School Suspensions

# Long-Term Out-of-School Suspensions

# Expulsions

2007-08 12,016 100 1

2008-09 11,928 41 0

2009-10 10,881 93 0

2010-11 10,781 115 0

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OFFENSES/OFFICE REFERRALS OFFENDERS OFFENSES RESULTING IN ISS OFFENSES RESULTING IN OSS0

5,000

10,000

15,000

20,000

25,000

30,000

35,000

40,000

27,131

10,30012,123 12,116

26,993

10,50412,323 11,969

25,520

9,914

12,02110,974

37,626

11,469 10,825 10,896

Code of ConductAnnual Comparisons

2007 - 2008 2008 - 2009 2009 - 2010 2010 - 2011

Number of Out of School Suspensionsby Ethnicity & Gender 2007-2008 to 2010-2011

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AmIndAsianBlackHispanicMulti-RacialUnknownWhite

2007-2008 2008-2009 2009-2010 2010-2011F M F M F M F M

AmInd 25 73 22 66 25 46 24 49Asian 51 115 30 139 30 114 32 103Black 2655 6002 2630 6006 2364 5336 2247 5421Hispanic 156 414 137 417 145 427 175 441Multi-Racial 200 360 180 394 161 381 157 349Unknown 0 4 0 0 0 0 1 0White 466 1595 403 1545 362 1583 366 1531Total 3553 8563 3402 8567 3087 7887 3002 7894

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Number of Unique Students Suspended Out of School by Ethnicity & Gender 2007-2008 to 2010-2011

2007-2008 2008-2009 2009-2010 2010-2011F M F M F M F M

AmInd 15 31 16 31 16 26 13 23Asian 33 73 25 85 26 75 25 69Black 1501 2905 1524 2883 1377 2637 1344 2670Hispanic 103 252 101 272 96 260 113 265Multi-Racial 96 191 111 196 91 204 102 196Unknown 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0White 323 962 282 926 266 934 256 906Total 2071 4416 2059 4393 1872 4136 1854 4129

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GCS Strategic Plan 2012

Area V – School Safety & Character

Development

• V.D – Decrease the number of overall out-of-school suspensions related to non-compliance and discourteous acts by 15%.

• V.E – Decrease the number of State Reportable Incidents of inappropriate behavior per 1,000 students by 10%.

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OFFENSES/OFFICE REFERRALS OFFENDERS OFFENSES RESULTING IN ISS OFFENSES RESULTING IN OSS0

2,000

4,000

6,000

8,000

10,000

12,000

9,536

4,752 4,814

3,666

9,116

4,672 4,612

3,671

8,755

4,4604,748

3,041

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4,3963,934

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Rule 6 (Noncompliance)Annual Comparisons

2007 - 2008 2008 - 2009 2009 - 2010 2010 - 2011

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OFFENSES/OFFICE REFERRALS OFFENDERS OFFENSES RESULTING IN ISS OFFENSES RESULTING IN OSS0

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2,000

3,000

4,000

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6,000

7,000

8,000

9,000

6,427

3,761

2,743

3,306

7,013

4,012

3,182 3,355

6,085

3,630

2,5602,987

7,934

3,743

2,2352,652

Rule 8 (Discourteous Acts)Annual Comparisons

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Progress Toward Goals

Strategic Plan Goal

V.D – Decrease the number of overall out-of-school suspensions related to non-compliance (Rule 6) and discourteous acts (Rule 8) by 15%.

GOAL: Decrease from 6,972 to 5,926 (15%)2007-2008 6,972 Baseline 2008-2009 7,026 +0.8% (increase from baseline)2009-2010 6,028 -13.5% (decrease from baseline)2010-2011 5,281 -24.3% (decrease from baseline)(Met Strategic Plan Goal!)

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Reportable Offenses

North Carolina General Statue 115C-288 indicates the procedures for reporting specific offenses to school administrators, and if necessary, law enforcement authorities.

Sixteen (16) “reportable offenses” must be reported to law enforcement, the superintendent and the Department of Public Instruction.

Additionally, there are eleven (11) offenses that must be reported to the superintendent and the Department of Public Instruction.

Each reportable offense spans a continuum of severity.12

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Comparison of Reportable Acts/Violent Acts2007-08 thru 2010-11

ReportingCategory

SCV ReportCode

Description ofReportable Offense

# of Acts 

2007-08

# of Acts 

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# of Acts 

2009-10

# of Acts 

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1 AR Assault Resulting in Serious Injury 6 7 9 02 AW Assault Involving Use of a Weapon 1 0 2 53 AP Assault on School Personnel 61 39 41 844 BT Bomb Threat 3 4 4 135 BS Burning of a School Building 2 0 1 16 D Death By Other Than Natural Causes 0 0 0 07 K Kidnapping 0 0 0 08 PA Possession of Alcoholic Beverage 41 47 40 549 PS Possession of Controlled Substance 273 235 280 284

10 PF Poss. of Firearm or Powerful Explosive 6 0 6 411 PW Possession of a Weapon 240 203 206 23412 R Rape 0 0 0 013 RW Robbery WITH a Dangerous Weapon 0 0 0 1

14 RO Robbery WITHOUT a Dangerous Weapon 5 9 15 7

15 SA Sexual Assault 0 1 3 1316 SO Sexual Offense 0 0 1 017 IM Taking Indecent Liberties with a Minor 0 0 0 0

Total Reported Acts of Crime and Violence 638 545 608 *693*Total does not include Robbery WITHOUT a Dangerous Weapon, which is no longer a legally reportable offense.Note: Bolded items are offenses that contribute to a school being designated as “Persistently Dangerous”.

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Reportable Acts

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Level 2009-10# of Acts

2010-11# of Acts

Difference

HS 405 444 +39MS 122 162 +40ES 67 78 +11

ALT 14 9 -5

Total 608 693 85

Increased from 608 offenses to 693

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Assaults on Staff

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Level 2009-10# of Acts

2010-11# of Acts Difference

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HS 17 41 +24 5 11 +6

MS 14 28 +14 9 15 +6

ES 9 13 +4 8 11 +3

ALT 1 2 +1 1 2 +1

Total 41 84 +43 23 39 +16

Increased from 41 offenses to 84 offenses

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Possession of Alcohol

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Level 2009-10# of Acts

2010-11# of Acts

Difference2009-10

# of Schools

2010-11# of

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HS 22 39 +17 6 7MS 12 15 +3 10 13ALT 6 0 -6 1 0

Total 40 54 +14 17 20

Increased from 40 offenses to 54 offenses

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Possession of Weapon (excludes firearm)

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Level 2009-10# of Acts

2010-11# of Acts

Difference

HS 89 94 +5MS 63 76 +13ES 51 63 +12

ALT 3 1 -2

Total 206 234 +28

Increased from 206 offenses to 234

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Progress Toward Goals

Strategic Plan GoalV.E – Decrease the number of State Reportable Incidents of inappropriate behavior per 1,000 students by 10%.

GOAL: Decrease from 638 to 574 (10%)2007-2008 638 Baseline 2008-2009 545 -14.6% (decrease from baseline)2009-2010 608 - 4.7% (decrease from baseline)2010-2011 693 +8.62% (increase from baseline) (Missed Strategic Plan Goal)

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Comparison of NCDPI Other “11” Reportable Offenses

Description of Reportable Offense# of Acts

 2009-10

# of Acts 

2010-11

1 Bullying 169 722 Discrimination * 23 Verbal Harassment * 494 Sexual Harassment * 125 Violent Assault not resulting in Serious Injury 190 4316 Fighting ∆ 2038 21447 Communication Threats ++ ++8 Gang Activity 76 819 Extortion 6 510 Property Damage 152 27411 Possession of Tobacco Products 275 241

Total 2906 3311

* Included in bullying total for 2009-10 school year.++ Data was not disaggregated for this category.∆ These numbers reflect offenses, not incidents of fighting.

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Focus Areas and Strategies for 2011-12

• Assaults on School Staff• Bomb Threats• Possession of Alcoholic Beverages• Possession of Weapons (excluding firearms)• Sexual Assaults

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Other Consequencesto Address Student Misbehavior

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Highlights from the Data

• Decrease in Out-of-School Suspensions

• Decrease in In-School Suspensions• Increase in a number of reportable offenses• Comparing data from previous years has limitations• More effective capturing of other student behavior

management strategies

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Next Steps

1. Review new legislation2. Collect student safety perception data3. Prepare for the weekly transmission of data to NCDPI4. Provide additional training and resources to schools5. Enhance the role of the Student Services

Administrators6. Establish effective alternatives to suspensions7. Conduct thorough review of district’s Safe Schools

Plan8. Conduct safety assessments at all district schools

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