S.C.R. 106 Summary

• Department of Education is requested to identify 1-3 complex areas with high suspension rates to pilot elimination of suspensions at elementary school level and cap all suspension types at 10 aggregate days per student at middle and high school levels for the 2020-2021 school year.

• Department of Education must publish a report on each pilot complex area's efforts, including suspension data disaggregated by student demographics and school, suspension types and lengths, and any issued memoranda or standard practice documents.

• Report must be submitted to the Legislature no later than 20 days before the start of the 2022 Regular Session.

• Resolution emphasizes research showing suspensions negatively impact student outcomes, disproportionately affect male students, students of color, and students with disabilities, and that alternative discipline methods like restorative justice have reduced suspension rates in other districts by 46-47 percent.

• Certified copies of the resolution must be transmitted to the Board of Education Chairperson, Superintendent of Education, and relevant Complex Area Superintendents.