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HomeMy WebLinkAbout05 Report 00-232 Suspension for School Year Period September 1999-June 200014/ OTTAWA CAUETON DISTRICT SCHOOL BOARD October 25, 2000 Report No. 00 -232 to the Chairs' Committee Re: Suspension for School Year Period September 1999 - June 2000 ORIGINATOR(S): Ross M. Donaldson, Superintendent of Schools Dan Wiseman, Coordinator of Student Services and Community Outreach PURPOSE 1. A summary report on suspensions shall be prepared and submitted to the Board twice a year. Reports on suspensions shall be made public after removing any identification of individual students. BACKGROUND.. 2. The Board through Policy P.020.SCO and the Ministry of Education in the September Board Report requires reporting of suspension data. 3. Procedure PR.511.SCO outlines operating procedures, notification requirements and stipulates reasons for suspensions as provided in the Education Act Section 23.(1). These categories are codified as follows and include: a) Code 1, persistent truancy, b) Code 2, persistent opposition to authority, c) Code 3, habitual neglect of duty, d) Code 4, use of profane or improper language, e) Code 5, willful destruction of school property, f) Code 6, conduct injurious to the moral tone of the school or to the physical or mental well-being of others in the school. 4. These codes, 1-6, are the only formal reasons for suspensions and as such are carried forward as descriptors in the summary report attached. 5. A principal may suspend a student for a fixed period of time, up to 20 days. 6. Mandatory suspensions are specified in selected board procedures. 7. Whereas some behaviours require a mandatory suspension, all other suspensions are considered, by the principal, within the context of the individual circumstances of the presenting behaviour. 8. Each school is required to develop school codes of behaviour which outlines, among other things, student responsibilities, consequences and other matters relating to student behaviour and suspensions. This document is reviewed on an annual basis with all students. 9. These in- school interventions in collaboration with parents, along with school personnel, apply (W specific consequences to the circumstances of the behaviour and include but are not limited to the following options: utilization and deployment of in- school resources e.g. guidance, special education learning centre support, along with other resources unique to the school; O' a) referral and intervention by school social worker, school psychologist, special education resources, coordinated through the principal and the school -based multi- disciplinary teams; b) referral, on recommendation through to the appropriate process by the Special Education and Student Services Delivery Model to more intensive classroom/ intervention support as required, e.g. Itinerant Education Assistant Support, Special Support Units, or services of the Central Behavioural Support Team; C) referral, through the principal and the multi- disciplinary team, and with parental consent, to outside educational and therapeutic resources e.g. Section 19, Prince of Wales Alternate, Back on Track (Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario) and the School Resource Officer program where appropriate or required. (Violence -Free Schools Policy), d) referral by principal and school superintendent to the Critical Incident Review Process as outlined in OCDSB Procedure PR.528.SCO. 10. Following any lengthy student absence, either for suspension dr referral to programs (i.e. Section 19) outside the board, a school based reentry plan is developed. 11. Trustees requested at the October 271h,1999 meeting of the Chairs' Committee that the following be added to any subsequent reports: a) the total number of school days missed due to suspension; b) a yearly comparative analysis be presented annually during the October report to Chairs, (analysis for the September to January report is as Appendix A and B); c)- the current student enrolment beside the name of school on the school -by- school summary; d) the separation of high schools from elementary schools; and e) a summary of suspension appeals for the reporting period f) Trustees requested at the April 27, 2000 meeting of the Chairs Committee that the percentage relative to the student population be reported. 12. All schools have reported and those schools with five or less suspensions have not been included in the report, although the totals are reported under the heading "Five or Less ". 13. 1999 -00 was the first year in which the data collection was consistent across the OCDSB STATUS 14. The preliminary analysis of elementary and secondary suspensions is attached as Appendix A and B. 15. The suspension data for the period September 1999 -June 2000 is attached as Appendix C. 16. Two items of clarification are to be noted with respect to Appendix C. a) the column 3x+ implies that one student could have more than three suspensions and therefore the number "3" could imply one student with 3 suspensions, one student with four suspensions and one student with 5 suspensions, b) the numbers reported in the columns dealing with "codes" will exceed frequently the number reported in the suspensions column because a student may be suspended for an incident that would be reported in more than one category. 17. Summary of OCDSB School Suspensions is attached as Appendix D. 18. A lineal comparative analysis of last year compared to this year has been included as Appendix E. 19. The comparison is provided. Too much emphasis should not be placed in the increased numbers for the reasons stated in paragraph 13. 20. The Safe Schools Act 2000 (Bill 81) which will be implemented over the next 18 months will impact significantly the future reports, most specifically the following sections, of The Act, 306.(1) Mandatory Vj Suspensions and 309.(1) Mandatory Expulsion. 'f3. RECOMMENDATION(S) A. THAT the attached report be received. B. THAT the data provided in this report for the year Sept. '99 - June '00 be established as baseline data (W for future comparatives. C. THAT school superintendents review individual school data with the school principal. James P. Grieve Ross M. Donaldson Director of Education/Secretary of the Board Superintendent of Schools OTTAWA CARLETON DISTRICT SCHOOL BOARD Appendix A Elementary Summary 1. 110 of 121 elementary schools reported suspensions. 2. (A) 77 elementary schools reporting suspensions are identified in the report. (B) there were 44 elementary schools reporting 5 or fewer suspensions and these are identified under the title of Five or Fewer. 3. Of the 51,504 elementary school population, 1839 students were suspended during the reporting period. This represents 3.57 % of the population. 4. For the 51,504 students there were 190 instructional days in the reporting period for a potential total of 9,785,760 gross student instructional days. (W 5. The 1,839 suspended students were absent for 7, 373 instructional days. 6. These lost instructional days represent 0.08 % of the total instructional days. 7. The highest incident rates were in grades 7 and 8. 8. Please note that a student may be suspended with more than one "code ". In terms of categories/ codes, Code 6 (Conduct Injurious to the Moral tone of the school or the Physical or Mental Well -Being of others in the school) represented 58.4 % of the reasons for suspension. This category also involved the majority of the critical incidents reported. 9. For the Elementary Panel, of the 1,839 students suspended, 1,146 (62.32 %) were not involved in subsequent suspensions. 10. There were 359 students suspended more than twice. This number represents 7/10 of one - percent of our total population. Many of these students were served through our Critical Incident Review Process. 11. Of the 1,839 students suspended, 406 (22 %) were reported as exceptional by the schools. 133 Greenbank Road Nepean. Ontario K2H 6L3 Social Work Department, Tower A. Room 305 Phone: (613) 596 -8265 Fax: (613) 820 -6968 OTTAWA CARLETON DISTRICT SCHOOL BOARD Appendix B Secondary Summary 1. All secondary schools reported suspensions 2. Of the 28,039 students, 2,158 students were suspended during the reporting period. This represents 7.7% of the population. 3. For the 28,039 students there were 190 instructional days in the reporting period for a potential total of 5,327,410 gross student instructional days. 4. The 2,158 suspended students were absent for 10,434.5 instructional days. 5. These lost instructional days represent 0.2 % of the total instructional days. 6. The highest incident rates were in grades 9 and 10. 7. Please note that a student may be suspended with more than one "code ". In terms of categories/ codes, Code 6 (Conduct Injurious to the Moral tone of the school or the Physical or Mental Well -Being of others in the school) represented 44.9 % of the reasons for suspension. This category also involved the majority of the critical incidents reported. 8. For the Secondary Panel, of the 2,158 students suspended, 1,445 (67 %) were not involved in subsequent suspensions. 9. There were 341 students suspended more than twice. This number represents 1.2% of our total secondary population. Many of these students were served through our Critical Incident Review Process. 10. Of the 2,158 students suspended, 100 (4.6 %) were reported as exceptional by the schools. 133 Ch=nbank Road Neoean. Ontario K2H 6L3 Social Work Department, Tower A. Room 305 Phone: (613) 596 -8265 Fax: (613) 820 -6968 r r [a Appe ndix C OCDSB suspension Report Se t'99 to Jun '00 Code 1: Truancy Code 3: Neglect of Duty Code 5: Willful Destruction Elementary Panel Schools with 6 or more students suspended Code 2: Oppostion to Authority Code 4: Profanity Code 6: Conduct Injurious to Moral Tone Schools pe Population' Students % of Pop Transfer' Male Female 1X 2X 3X+ Suspensions Total Days Average Code 1 Code 2 Code 3 Code 4 Code 5 Code 6 Days Agincourt JK6 620 10 1.60/. 1 10 0 8 2 1 15 32.0 2.1 0 0 0 0 0 15 Alta Vista JK8 573 18 3.1% 1 14 4 10 3 4 44 113.0 2.6 0 24 1 3 0 41 Arch JK6 332 15 4.5% 1 10 5 1 12 2 2 23 42.0 1.8 0 0 1 0 3 0 20 Bell's Corners JK5 501 1 33 6.6% 29 4 22 6 5 53 85.0 1.6 0 6 1 2 1 51 Blossom Park JK8 379 28 7.4 % 2 24 4 20 2 4 41 134.0 3.3 0 3 11 5 1 25 Bridlewood JK8 613 40 6.5% 36 4 19 7 14 1 109 198.5 1.8 0 41 41 37 0 50 Broadview JK8 736 q 33 4.5% 6 26 7 19 5 12 115 213.0 1.9 0 53 6 49 5 90 Carleton Heights JK8 2831 32 1 11.3% 1 2 27 5 21 6 5 54 130.0 2.4 0 13 7 13 4 36 Carson Grove JK5 470 12 1 2.6% 1 8 4 9 3 15 1 22.0 1.5 0 0 0 1 0 14 Castiefrank JK6 5731 7 1 1.2% 1 1 7 0 5 1 1 10 35.0 3.5 0 0 5 1 0 9 Cedarview Mid 6 -8 8101 53 1 6.5% 1 46 7 30 11 12 102 185.0 1.8 0 12 0 9 0 93 Centennial JK6 271 7 2.6% 6 1 6 1 8 13.5 1.7 0 2 0 0 0 1 7 Century JK6 497 13 2.6% 10 3 9 3 t 1 20 34.0 1.7 0 4 0 0 0 16 Charles Hulse JK6 552 14 2.5% 11 3 11 1 2 19 33.5 1.8 0 0 0 1 0 18 Connaught JK6 358 15 4.2% 1 14 1 8 5 1 21 32.0 1.5 0 1 0 2 2 18 D. Aubrey Moodie Mid 6 -8 521 24 4.6% 1 23 1 21 2 2 31 79.0 2.5 0 7 0 4 1 26 D. Roy Kenned JK8 60911 30 4.9% 20 10 15 7 8 67 115.0 1.7 1 5 3 24 2 32 Dunnin - Foubert JK8 56011 23 4.1% 17 6 15 5 3 35 11 55.5 1.61 0 4 8 7 7 21 Elizabeth Park JK8 312 H 21 6.7% 1 21 0 11 12 5 5 40 1 143.5 3.61 0 3 1 3 1 34 Emily Carr Mid 7 -8 471 18 3.80/o 2 7 11 13 2 4 36 71.0 2.0 1 21 1 10 0 26 Fallin brook JK8 632 15 2.4% 13 2 9 3 3 24 51.0 2.1 0 6 0 1 5 0 14 Featherston JK8 580 25 4.3% 18 7 24 1 26 55.0 2.1 0 2 0 3 0 21 Fielding Mid 4 -8 605 40 6.6% 2 11 31 9 24 9 9 83 179.0 2.2 0 1 23 2 7 0 64 First Place ALT 50 15 1 30.0% 1 2 8 7 8 3 4 29 71.0 2.4 0 18 2 2 0 1 8 Fisher Park Mid 7 -8 511 83 16.2% 2 60 23 46 16 21 180 355.0 2.0 0 33 2 50 1 107 Fitzroy Centennial JK8 36111 9 2.5% 8 1 1 5 1 2 2 17 42.0 2.5 0 7 0 1 0 11 General Vanier JK5 20511 6 2.9% 1 3 3 3 0 2 12 1 18.5 1.5 0 8 1 1 3 0 8 Glashan Mid 7 -8 385 35 9.1% 28 7 18 11 6 64 1 161.0 2.51 0 7 0 20 0 50 Glen Cairn JK6 404 6 1.5% 6 0 4 1 1 9 1 20.0 2.21 0 1 0 2 0 8 Glen Ogilvie JK5 615 8 1.3% 8 0 5 2 1 12 1 14.0 1.21 0 7 4 8 0 8 Goulbourn Mid 6 -8 450 11 1 2.4% 1 11 0 10 2 14 1 34.5 2.51 0 1 7 2 2 1 6 Grant ALT 253 11 4.3% 10 1 7 3 1 18 19.5 1.1 0 3 3 1 0 17 Greel JK6 315 14 4.4% 1 14 0 6 2 5 36 70.5 2.0 0 8 0 6 3 27 Greenbank Mid 7 -8 486 42 8.6% 1 26 16 27 9 5 61 138.0 2.3 0 3 0 0 0 59 Hawthorne JK8 5751 60 10.4% 2 49 11 36 11 15 137 192.3 1.4 0 7 1 20 6 123 Henry Larsen JK8 5641 12 2.1% 1 7 5 11 1 1 1 16 40.5 2.5 0 3 0 1 1 12 Henry Munro Mid 6 -8 587 64 10.9% 2 40 24 30 17 17 143 329.5 2.3 0 1 0 7 0 137 Hilson JK6 222 13 5.9% 11 2 8 2 3 27 49.5 1.8 0 16 2 10 1 23 Hopewell JK8 760 27 3.6% 23 4 19 5 3 40 96.0 2.4 0 8 0 2 3 37 Huntley Centennial JK8 542 12 2.2% 11 1 11 1 13 38.01 2.9 0 0 0 0 1 0 13 J.H. Putman Mid 7 -8 977 41 18.1% 11 28 13 19 1 8 14 91 11 151.51 1.7 0 1 8 1 2 7 1 0 48 V Sir Winston Churchill Mid 7 -8 6160 33 11 5.4% 11 j 30 1 3 11 25 1 3 1 5 11 54 11 179.01 2.1 1 0 1 11 1 13 1 8 1 2 35 Ter Fox JK8 608 18 3.0% 1 15 3 8 3 6 41 67.0 0 1.6 0 18 3 3 3 22 Trillium JK8 629 11 1.7% 3 11 0 8 2 1 17 24.0 13 1.4 0 3 7 1 0 13 Vincent massey JK8 I fZu 36 11 5.0% 11 1 29 1 / Z3 4 1 8 1 72 11 149.5 2.1 1 1 28 35 16 5 1 59 W. E. Gowling JK6 491 29 5.9% 3 28 1 20 4 6 50 118.5 2.4 0 17 2 36 W. Erskin Johnston JK8 653 25 3.8% 1 22 3 20 1 3 33 123.5 3.7 0 13 0 15 W. O. Mitchell JK8 738 6 0.8% 5 1 5 1 7 21.0 3.0 0 1 0 7 oodroffe PS JK6 450 10 2.2% 10 0 8 1 1 15 26.5 1.8 0 0 0 15 York JK8 305 43 14.1% 1 26 17 26 9 9 87 188.5 2.2 6 22 EO6 1 61 Schools: 6 or more Suspensions 36093 1765 4.89% 1407 358 1096 320 350 3398 7146.25 2.04 13 919 0 66 2571 Schools: 5 or Fewer Suspensions 15411 i 74 0.48% 1 71 3 50 14 9 118 226.75 2.04 1 0 34 1 3 1 17 1 2 100 (Transfer refers to Students who have been suspended in two or more schools. e.g. a student suspended twice at Broadview and twice at Pinecrest) "Population as oer the- "'4mentary School September Report, 1999, Ministry Report # 19 -2781 (10/99) elementary I r r Xp--pendix OCDSB Sus enSIon Report S8 t'99 to Jun '00 Code 1: Truancy Code 3: Neglect of Duty Code 5: Willful Destruction Secondary Panel Code 2: Oppostion to Authority Code 4: Profanity Code 6: Conduct Injurious to Moral Tone Schools Type Population Students % of Pop Transfer* Male Female 1X 2X 3X+ Suspensions Total Days Averse Code 1 Code 2 Code 3 Code 4 Code 5 Code 6 See Note " See Note Y. Jackson SS 9 -OAC 896 93 10.4% 2 64 29 59 22 10 143 257 1.8 38 32 62 20 2 52 dult HS ADU 1050 - 0.5% - - - 23 3.8 Bell HS 9 -OAC 1294 69 5.3% 2 48 21 51 11 9 123 217 1.8 11 49 7 14 1 52 Brookfield HS 9 -OAC 1178 74 6.3% 1 54 20 51 14 10 126 301 2.4 31 40 39 28 0 57 Cairine Wilson SS 9 -OAC 640 89 13.9% 1 48 41 58 11 19 155 455 2.9 7 50 38 12 1 78 Canterbury HS 9 -OAC 1224 55 4.5% 1 32 23 39 6 9 90 234.5 2.6 21 1 3 35 9 0 37 Colonel By SS 9 -OAC 1134 64 5.6% 51 13 49 10 5 89 196 2.2 21 1 6 20 10 0 42 Earl of March SS 9 -OAC 1122 80 7.1% 3 64 16 47 18 16 1 146 467.5 23 38 18 18 4 80 Elizabeth n Wood ALT 288 30 10.4% 2 20 10 21 5 2 27 219.5 0 2 3 6 1 33 Frederick Bantin ALT 229 12 5.2% 8 4 10 2 3 67 0 0 0 0 0 14 Glebe CI 9 -OAC 1333 36 2.7% 2 30 6 28 5 3 50 153 12A 3 3 18 0 0 28 Gloucester HS 9 -OAC 1501 127 8.5% 1 99 28 89 21 18 233 713.5 3 101 26 44 0 116 Hillcrest HS 9 -OAC 1223 89 7.3% 2 70 19 74 13 4 112 273.5 9 15 8 1 1 81 J. S. Woodsworth SS 9 -OAC 760 73 9.6% 1 55 18 52 11 9 108 318.5 2.9 1 23 48 16 1 59 John McCrae SS 9 -OAC 1030 39 3.8% 2 35 4 25 9 5 60 164 2.7 1 12 1 13 2 7 0 1 31 Laurentian HS 9 -OAC 752 112 14.9% 3 93 19 79 19 13 162 636 3.9 4 18 1 24 4 141 Lis gar CI 9 -OAC 1119 11 1.0% 11 0 6 3 2 22 78 3.5 3 3 1 0 1 17 McArthur HS 9 -12 Voc 311 47 15.1% 4 37 10 31 7 6 74 316 4.3 0 25 4 36 1 31 Merivale HS 9 -OAC 1244 73 5.9% 1 53 20 61 10 3 91 293 3.2 7 18 41 11 0 27 Ne can HS 9 -OAC 1223 54 4.4% 1 41 13 48 1 5 2 64 139 2.2 6 6 26 4 1 33 Norman Johnston ALT 136 11 8.1% 11 0 11 10 43 3.9 0 1 0 0 0 10 Os node Township HS 9 -OAC 691 38 5.5% 36 2 20 11 7 72 142.5 2.0 0 15 16 4 0 49 Richard Pfaff ALT 212 - 1.9% - - 16 4.0 Rideau HS 9 -OAC 735 89 12.1% 1 68 21 58 19 13 139 509 3.6 4 24 30 18 1 96 Rid emont HS 9 -OAC 690 77 11.2% 1 60 17 48 15 15 140 517.5 3.7 22 43 24 43 0 91 Sir Guy Carleton SS 9 -12 Voc 493 190 38.5% 143 47 92 37 61 453 1357 3.0 1 23 98 119 1 33 4 184 Sir Robert Borden HS 9 -OAC 1176 105 8.9% 1 76 29 72 18 1 14 164 418 2.5 3 23 19 16 1 109 Sir Wilfrid Laurier SS 9 -OAC 1376 71 5.2% 1 54 17 58 10 2 90 254.5 2.8 7 1 17 12 11 1 57 South Carleton SS 9 -OAC 1420 85 6.0% 68 17 59 14 12 143 384.5 2.7 11 36 3 30 0 77 West Carleton SS 9 -OAC 781 163 20.9% 2 1 118 45 82 28 55 406 7271 1.8 1 58 133 48 3 198 oodroffe HS 9 -OAC 778 93 12.0% 2 75 18 58 18 17 182 543.5 3.0 24 77 13 47 3 100 Totals Schools SubmittIn 28039 2158 7.7% 37 1629 529 1445 372 341 3685 10434.5 3.1 295 837 786 511 31 1988 7.7% 75.5% 24.5% 167.0%117.2%115.8% 6.7% 18.9% 17.3%111.6% 0.7% 44.9% of Total Population of those students supsended % of Total Codes • (Transfer refers to Students who have been suspended in two or more schools. e.g. a student suspended twice at Broadview and twice at Pinecrest) -Population as per the Secondary School September Report, 1999, Minist Report # 19 -2782 LRev 09/99) Elementary Panel Schools with 5 or Fewer Students Suspended A. Lorne Cassidy Christie I Dunlop Jockvale Le Phare North Gower Riverview PS Barrhaven Churchill EI in Kars Leslie Park Orleans Wood Stephen Leacock Bayview Clifford Bowe Elmdale Katimavik Manotick Os oode Stittsville Ba shore Convent Glen First Avenue Lady Evelyn Ma Hone well Parkwood Hills Stonecrest Briar green Crystal Bay Fitzroy Harbour Lakeview Merivale PS Pleasant Park Summit Alternative Cambridge I Devonshire Forest Valley Lamira Dow Billings Munster Richmond Torbolton Castor Valley Viscount Alexander Seconda Panel Schools with 5 or Fewer Students Suspended Adult H.S. Richard Pfaff I ILM (W OTTAWA CARLETON DISTRICT SCHOOL BOARD 141 IM Appendix -D Summary of OCDSB School Suspensions Sept. 1999 to Jun. 2000 Elementary Panel 3516 Male Female 2881 635 7225 Suspensions/ Incidents Secondary Panel 3709 Male Female 2924 785 Summary of Students Suspended Sept. 1999 to Jun. 2000 September 7. 2000 5�0 . 3997 Students Responsible for 7225 Suspensions Elementary Panel Secondary Panel 1839 2158 Male Female Male Female 1478 361 1629 529 1 X 908 238 1052 393 2 X 274 60 297 75 3 xs+ 296 63 280 61 September 7. 2000 5�0 . Appendix D (coned) Number of Suspensions Presented to an "Appeals Hearing Panel' Type Number Decision K -6 1 Pending Mid 6 -8 1 Upheld Mid 7 -8 2 Upheld K -8 2 Upheld 9 -OAC 3 Upheld Total 9 OTIAWA-CARLETON DISTRICT SCHOOL BOARD Appendix E Comparison of Year on Year Suspensions 1998 -1998 and 1999 -2000 133 Greenbank Road. Neo_ can. Ontario K2H 6L3 Social Work Department, Tower A, Room 305 Phone: (613) 596 -8265 Fax: (613) 820 -6 %8 1998 -1999 1999 -2000 % Increase Suspensions Total 4,827 7,225 49.68% Elementary 2319 (48 %)* 3516 (48.6 %) 51.61% Secondary 2508(52%) 3709 (51.4 * /.) 47.88% Students Suspended Total 2,935 3,997 36.18% Elementary 1351 (46.o %) 1839 (46.0 %) 36.12% Secondary 1,584 (54.00%) 2,158 (54.0%) 36.23 0.'0 Elementary Panel Total 1.351 1,839 36.12% Male 1,118 (82.7 %) 1,478 (80.3 %) 32.20% Female 233(17-3%) 361(19.7 %) 54.93% 1Xs 907 (67.1 %) 1,146 (623 %) 26.35% 2Xs 226(16.7%) 334 (18.2 %) 47.78% 3Xs+ 218(16.2%) 359 (19.5 %) 43.60% Secondary Panel Total 1984 2,158 36.23% Male 1,236 (78.0 %) 1,629 (75.4 0%) 31.79% Female 348(22.o%) 529 (24.6'0) 52.01% 1Xs 1,091 (68.9 0%) 1,445 (66.9 %) 2132% 2Xs 292 (18.4 %) 372 (172 %) 27.39% 3Xs+ 201(12.68^/0) 341(15.8 %) 69.65% ( *denotes percentage of Total for section) 133 Greenbank Road. Neo_ can. Ontario K2H 6L3 Social Work Department, Tower A, Room 305 Phone: (613) 596 -8265 Fax: (613) 820 -6 %8