Chapter 11 - REPORTS ON STUDENT DISCIPLINE

Section 8-1101.

Section 8-1101.

  §8-1101.  Definition; confidentiality requirements. a. For purposes of
this chapter, the term "chancellor" shall mean  the  chancellor  of  the
city  school  district  of  the  city  of  New York, or the chancellor's
designee.
  b. In no event shall any report submitted  pursuant  to  this  chapter
release,  or  provide access to, any personally identifiable information
contained in education records in violation of  20  U.S.C.  §  1232g  or
information   in  violation  of  any  other  applicable  confidentiality
requirement in federal or state law.

Section 8-1102.

Section 8-1102.

  §8-1102.  Annual  report  on  student discipline. The chancellor shall
submit to the city council by  October  31st  of  each  year  an  annual
report,  based on data from the preceding school year, on the discipline
of students.
  a. The data in this report shall be disaggregated by school and  shall
show the total number of students in each school who have been:
  1. subjected to a superintendent's suspension; or
  2. subjected to a principal's suspension.
  b.  The  data  provided  pursuant to each of paragraphs one and two of
subdivision a shall be disaggregated by  race/ethnicity,  gender,  grade
level  at the time of imposition of discipline, age of the student as of
December 31st of the school year during  which  discipline  is  imposed,
whether  the  student is receiving special education services or whether
the student is an English Language Learner, disciplinary code infraction
and length of suspension.  If  a  category  contains  between  0  and  9
students, the number shall be replaced with a symbol.
  c.  The  report  shall  also  include  the  citywide  total  number of
transfers that occurred in connection with a  suspension,  disaggregated
by involuntary and voluntary transfers.

Section 8-1103.

Section 8-1103.

  §8-1103. Biannual citywide report on suspensions. The chancellor shall
submit  to  the  council  by  October 31st and March 31st of each year a
report on the discipline of students citywide, based on  data  from  the
first  six months of the current calendar year and the second six months
of the preceding calendar year respectively. Such report  shall  include
the  number  of  suspensions  citywide  for each month, disaggregated by
superintendent's and principal's suspensions.