MA S380

Commissioner of Education must establish statewide targets for addressing disparities in achievement, suspension, expulsion, and days of lost instruction among student subgroups, with annual benchmarks for progress

Each school district must create evidence-based 3-year plans to reduce discipline disparities, incorporating strategies such as positive behavioral interventions, restorative justice, trauma-sensitive learning, and intermediary steps before suspension/expulsion

Districts must submit annual data by April 1 and publish plans publicly; commissioner must report to legislature by December 31 on statewide progress in reducing disparities

Schools triggering investigation include those that: suspend/expel a significant number of students for more than 10 cumulative days, show disproportionate discipline rates for any subgroup (≥1.5 standard deviations from average), or display disparate rates of lost instruction

Discipline data must be disaggregated by race/ethnicity, gender, socioeconomic status, English learner status, disability, and homeless status; charter schools must comply with same reporting requirements