From 2005/06 to 2012/13 the percentage of all discipline referrals within DISD that were made against middle school students grew from about 40% of the total to almost 60%. The bulk of this increase happened due to the movement of 6th grade into middle school. Sixth grade referrals increased from 5.6% to 19.4% of all referrals.
The following report covers discipline reports for each middle school and covers only the first semester of the 2012/13 school year. It gives a very solid idea as to the distribution of discipline problems for each middle school.
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Disciplinary actions per student in DISD Middle Schools 2012/13
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This is ONLY a report on the official reports made. There are variations from school to school as to how the principal allows reports to enter the DISD system, but generally this gives some idea of differences between schools. Some schools have ended their in-school suspension alternatives due to staffing cuts. In some cases this appears to have resulted in more out of school suspensions, but more study is needed. If anyone wants to join with me in exploring this data I would gladly freely share the Excel data files that were released to me by DISD following upon an open records request. Just email me at
bbetzen@aol.com and state what you are requesting.
Dallas must bring these numbers down.
Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) must be used so that our classrooms, especially in middle schools, become more quiet and peaceful places of learning.
