MS SB2451

Requires school districts using parent-in-class attendance as an alternative to suspension to submit annual reports to the State Department of Education by July 31, disaggregated by infraction, student demographics, and attendance duration.

Mandates school districts submit annual reports by July 31 describing how they incorporate evidence-based practices and positive behavioral intervention supports into their discipline policies and codes of conduct.

Defines "disruption" for alternative school placement purposes as "intentionally engaging in serious behavior that distracts from teaching and learning, and that directly affects the safety of others."

Requires alternative school program reports to include student achievement data measured by quarterly and annual state and district math and reading/literacy testing.

Changes expulsion data reporting from discretionary ("may") to mandatory ("shall") and authorizes release of non-identifying expulsion data to the general public while keeping identifying information strictly confidential.