Incidents and Discipline Records

Student Discipline data includes suspension and expulsion records of students.

This information is required to satisfy federal requirements under the Safe and Gun-Free Schools Act to identify “persistently dangerous” schools.

• Non-identifiable aggregated data is also posted on the California Department of Education’s DataQuest website to provide information on the suspension and expulsion rates in California public schools.

What data must program staff provide?

Program staff must provide the following data for submission to CALPADS:
Behavioral incidents (events) committed by students enrolled at the school, during an academic
year.

• When the behavioral incident occurred. (Incidents should be reported in the academic year in which the incident occurred, and not necessarily the date on which the disciplinary action
  occurred)
• Students involved in each incident.
• Offenses committed during each incident. • Which offense committed during each incident was
  the most severe.
• The disciplinary action(s) taken per student, per incident.
• The duration of the disciplinary action(s) taken per student, per incident.
• Whether the incident involved weapons

• The authority that gave the disciplinary action.
• The duration of the disciplinary action(s) taken per student, per incident.
• Whether the disciplined student received instructional support during the disciplinary action.
• Whether the student was removed to an interim alternative educational setting.