(a) The Department of Education shall analyze statewide data collected on school disciplinary action and, based on the findings of this data, develop a statewide program intended to address the number of disciplinary actions taken by school personnel and county school boards against students enrolled in grades K-12. This program will include information by subgroup, including, but not limited to, race, gender, and disability.
(b) County boards of education shall implement the program outlined in subsection (a) of this section with the ultimate goal of improving disciplinary outcomes.
(c) The Department of Education shall prepare a report on the findings of statewide disciplinary data and, in addition to these findings, provide a summary of the progress of the statewide program and individual county programs, evaluating the extent to which the programs have successfully led to making a positive impact in disciplinary actions in West Virginia school systems. The Department of Education shall present these findings to the Legislative Oversight Commission on Education Accountability every two years starting in the year 2022.
Structure West Virginia Code
Article 2. State Board of Education
§18-2-1. Creation; Composition; Appointment, Qualifications, Terms and Removal of Members; Offices
§18-2-3. Meetings; Compensation and Expenses of Members
§18-2-4. Organization; Appointment, Compensation and Duties of Secretary
§18-2-5a. Board Rules to Be Filed With Legislature
§18-2-5b. Medicaid-Eligible Children; School Health Services Advisory Committee
§18-2-5d. Duty of Board to Report Guidelines for Productive and Safe Schools
§18-2-5e. Higher Education Participation in Development and Use of Public Education Assessments
§18-2-5f. Use of Student Social Security Numbers
§18-2-5h. Student Data Accessibility, Transparency and Accountability Act
§18-2-6a. Sale of Healthy Beverages and Soft Drinks in Schools
§18-2-7. Courses of Study; Language of Instruction
§18-2-7a. Legislative Findings; Required Physical Education; Program in Physical Fitness
§18-2-7b. Programs in Drug Prevention and Violence Reduction
§18-2-7c. Program in Personal Finance
§18-2-7d. Program in Workforce Preparedness
§18-2-7f. Alternative Educational Opportunities for Elective Course Credit
§18-2-8. Course of Study in Fire Prevention
§18-2-8a. Hunter Safety Orientation Program
§18-2-8b. West Virginia Remembers Program; Rulemaking
§18-2-9. Required Courses of Instruction
§18-2-9a. Elective Courses of Instruction on the Bible
§18-2-10. Certificates and Awards
§18-2-11. Sabbatical Leaves for Teachers and Certain Aides
§18-2-12. Computer Science Courses of Instruction; Learning Standards; State Board Plan Development
§18-2-13. Character Education Integration
§18-2-13a. Control of Property and Business Affairs of State Educational Institutions
§18-2-13c. Payroll Deductions for Employees' Participation in Group Insurance Plans
§18-2-13d. Marshall University
§18-2-13e. Transfer of Property for the Use of Marshall University
§18-2-25b. Emergency Action Plans for Athletics
§18-2-25c. Defibrillator Required at Certain Events
§18-2-26. Abolishment and Transition of Regional Education Service Agencies
§18-2-27. Authority to Contract for Programs, Services and Facilities
§18-2-29. Competitive Grant Program for Selected Schools and School Districts
§18-2-32. Posthumous High School Diplomas
§18-2-33. Rules for Antihazing
§18-2-35. Dress Codes Requiring School Uniforms for Students
§18-2-36. Framework for Initiating Comprehensive Transformation of School Leadership
§18-2-39. College and Career Readiness Initiative
§18-2-40. Suicide Prevention Awareness Training; Dissemination of Information
§18-2-40a. Education on and Prevention of Self-Harm Behavior and Eating Disorders
§18-2-41. Education and Prevention of the Sexual Abuse of Children
§18-2-43. Addressing Disciplinary Action in West Virginia Schools