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2019-20 Student Discipline Data Report
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The Student Discipline Data Report reports the disciplines that public school students in Massachusetts received for the offenses committed, as reported by school districts in the School Safety Discipline Report (SSDR). For more detailed information on the SSDR collection, see the documents at the School Safety Discipline Report (SSDR) page on the ESE website.

The COVID 19 pandemic had a profound impact on the 2019-20 school year. Data reported below may have been affected by the pandemic. Please keep this in mind when reviewing the data, and take particular care when comparing data over multiple school years.

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Student GroupStudentsStudents Disciplined% In-School Suspension% Out-of-School Suspension% Expulsion% Alternate Setting% Emergency Removal% Students with a School-Based Arrest% Students with a Non-Arrest Law Enforcement Referral
All Students 2,774 3355.59.900000
English Learner 127 175.59.400000
Economically disadvantaged 1,313 2327.514.900000
Students w/disabilities 429 899.817.200000
High needs 1,507 2557.214.500000
Female 1,393 1284.47.200000
Male 1,380 2076.712.600000
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat. 8 2
Asian 42 0
Afr. Amer./Black 540 83712.200000
Hispanic/Latino 370 718.416.200000
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat. 118 197.614.400000
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl. 7 1
White 1,689 1594.37.600000

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