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Data Options: Enrollment - Disciplinary Events - Disciplinary Outcomes - Student Behavior referrals - Outcomes Of No Action or Other Means of Correction - Student Suspensions - Student Expulsions - Risk Factor Ratios - Disproportionality - Referrals to Law Enforcement - Data Definitions

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Student Enrollment: When using student enrollment in student discipline data the cumulative student enrollment for a district, school, or student group is used. If a student is enrolled at a school and moves to a different school during the academic year that student is counted in the enrollment at both schools. If a student is enrolled in a school and then moves to a school outside of the district, the student is counted in the district and school cumulative enrollment.

Student Groups:

English Proficiency Status:

English Learner(EL) - A student who speaks another language other than English and has not obtained English proficiency.
English Only(EO) - A student who speaks only English
Initial Fluent English Proficient(IFEP) - A student who speaks another language other than English and upon first enrollment in a CA public school tested as English proficient.
Redesignated Fluent English Proficient(RFEP) - A student who speaks another language other than English and earned English proficiency status.
Long Term English Language Learner(LTEL) - An English Language Learner student who has been enrolled in a US school 6 years or less.
Short Term English Language Learner(STEL) - An English Language Learner student who has been enrolled in a US less than 6 years.

Race/Ethnicity Federal Definitions: By law districts as parents and guardians to classify their student(s) using the following definitions.

American Indian or Alaska Native: A person having origins in any of the original peoples of North and South America (including Central America), and who maintains a tribal affiliation or community attachment.
Asian: A person having origins in any of the original peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asia, or the Indian subcontinent including, for example, Cambodia, China, India, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Pakistan, the Philippine Islands, Thailand, and Vietnam.
Black or African American: A person having origins in any of the Black racial groups of Africa.
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander: A person having origins in any of the original peoples of Hawaii, Guam, Samoa, or other Pacific Islands.
White: A person having origins in any of the original peoples of Europe, the Middle East, or North Africa.
Hispanic/Latino ethnicity:A person of Cuban, Mexican, Puerto Rican, South or Central American, or other Spanish culture or origin, regardless of race. Note, by federal reporting requirements, if a student is marked Hispanic/Latino and one or more races the student is counted in the Hispanic category.
Two or More Races: Individuals who identify as two or more races.

McKinney-Vento: The McKinney-Vento Act defines homeless children and youth as individuals who lack a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence. This definition also includes:

Children and youth who are sharing the housing of other persons due to loss of housing, economic hardship, or a similar reason
Children and youth who may be living in motels, hotels, trailer parks, shelters
Children and youth who have a primary nighttime residence that is a public or private place not designed for or ordinarily used as a regular sleeping accommodation for human beings
Children and youth who are living in cars, parks, public spaces, abandoned buildings, substandard housing, bus or train stations, or similar settings, or
Migratory children who qualify as homeless because they are children who are living in similar circumstances listed above

Socioeconomically Disadvantaged(SED): These are students who are eligible for Free/Reduced lunch under the federal guidelines and/or whose parents are not a high school graduate.

Students with Disabilities(SWD): These are students with an Individual Education Program(IEP).

Student Behavior Referrals: Student behavior referrals are submitted based on CA Education Code offenses. The following table shows the various CA Education code violations.

Category:	California Education Code Sections:
Physical Injury to Another Person	48900(a)(1): Caused, attempted to cause, or threatened to cause physical injury to another person. 48900(a)(2): Willfully used force or violence upon the person of another, except in self-defense. 48900.3: Caused, attempted to cause, threatened to cause, or participated in an act of, hate violence
Possession or Sale of Dangerous Object, Imitation Firearm, Controlled Substance, Soma, Drug Paraphernalia or Tobacco	48900(b): Possessed, sold, or otherwise furnished a firearm, knife, explosive, or other dangerous object, unless, in the case of possession of an object of this type, the pupil had obtained written permission to possess the item from a certificated school employee, which is concurred in by the principal or the designee of the principal. 48900(c): Unlawfully possessed, used, sold, or otherwise furnished, or been under the influence of, a controlled substance listed in Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 11053) of Division 10 of the Health and Safety Code, an alcoholic beverage, or an intoxicant of any kind. 48900(d): Unlawfully offered, arranged, or negotiated to sell a controlled substance listed in Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 11053) of Division 10 of the Health and Safety Code, an alcoholic beverage, or an intoxicant of any kind, and either sold, delivered, or otherwise furnished to a person another liquid, substance, or material and represented the liquid, substance, or material as a controlled substance, alcoholic beverage, or intoxicant. 48900(h): Possessed or used tobacco, or products containing tobacco or nicotine products, including, but not limited to, cigarettes, cigars, miniature cigars, clove cigarettes, smokeless tobacco, snuff, chew packets, and betel. However, this section does not prohibit the use or possession by a pupil of the pupil’s own prescription products. 48900(j): Unlawfully possessed or unlawfully offered, arranged, or negotiated to sell drug paraphernalia, as defined in Section 11014.5 of the Health and Safety Code. 48900(m): Possessed an imitation firearm. As used in this section, “imitation firearm” means a replica of a firearm that is so substantially similar in physical properties to an existing firearm as to lead a reasonable person to conclude that the replica is a firearm. 48900(p): Unlawfully offered, arranged to sell, negotiated to sell, or sold the prescription drug Soma.
Theft, Robbery, or Possession of Stolen Property	48900(e): Committed or attempted to commit robbery or extortion. 48900(g): Stole or attempted to steal school property or private property. 48900(l): Knowingly received stolen school property or private property.
Disruption of School Activities	● 48900 (k)(1) Disrupted school activities or otherwise willfully defied the valid authority of supervisors, teachers, administrators, school officials, or other school personnel engaged in the performance of their duties.
Profanity, Vulgarity, Obscene Acts, or Damage to School Property	48900 (f) Caused or attempted to cause damage to school property or private property. 48900 (i) Committed an obscene act or engaged in habitual profanity or vulgarity.
Bullying, Harassment, Hazing, Obscene Acts, Sexual Harassment, Sexual Assault, or Terroristic Threats	48900(n): Committed or attempted to commit a sexual assault as defined in Section 261, 266c, 286, 287, 288, or 289 of, or former Section 288a of, the Penal Code or committed a sexual battery as defined in Section 243.4 of the Penal Code. 48900(o): Harassed, threatened, or intimidated a pupil who is a complaining witness or a witness in a school disciplinary proceeding for purposes of either preventing that pupil from being a witness or retaliating against that pupil for being a witness, or both. 48900(q): Engaged in, or attempted to engage in, hazing. For purposes of this subdivision, “hazing” means a method of initiation or preinitiation into a pupil organization or body, whether or not the organization or body is officially recognized by an educational institution, that is likely to cause serious bodily injury or personal degradation or disgrace resulting in physical or mental harm to a former, current, or prospective pupil. For purposes of this subdivision, “hazing” does not include athletic events or school-sanctioned events. 48900(r): Engaged in an act of bullying. 48900.2: Sexual harassment. 48900.4 Intentionally engaged in harassment, threats, or intimidation, directed against school district personnel or pupils, that is sufficiently severe or pervasive to have the actual and reasonably expected effect of materially disrupting classwork, creating substantial disorder, and invading the rights of either school personnel or pupils by creating an intimidating or hostile educational environment. 48900.7 Terroristic threats.
Physical Injury to Another Person	48900(a)(1): Caused, attempted to cause, or threatened to cause physical injury to another person. 48900(a)(2): Willfully used force or violence upon the person of another, except in self-defense. 48900.3: Caused, attempted to cause, threatened to cause, or participated in an act of, hate violence
Possession or Sale of Dangerous Object, Imitation Firearm, Controlled Substance, Soma, Drug Paraphernalia or Tobacco	48900(b): Possessed, sold, or otherwise furnished a firearm, knife, explosive, or other dangerous object, unless, in the case of possession of an object of this type, the pupil had obtained written permission to possess the item from a certificated school employee, which is concurred in by the principal or the designee of the principal. 48900(c): Unlawfully possessed, used, sold, or otherwise furnished, or been under the influence of, a controlled substance listed in Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 11053) of Division 10 of the Health and Safety Code, an alcoholic beverage, or an intoxicant of any kind. 48900(d): Unlawfully offered, arranged, or negotiated to sell a controlled substance listed in Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 11053) of Division 10 of the Health and Safety Code, an alcoholic beverage, or an intoxicant of any kind, and either sold, delivered, or otherwise furnished to a person another liquid, substance, or material and represented the liquid, substance, or material as a controlled substance, alcoholic beverage, or intoxicant. 48900(h): Possessed or used tobacco, or products containing tobacco or nicotine products, including, but not limited to, cigarettes, cigars, miniature cigars, clove cigarettes, smokeless tobacco, snuff, chew packets, and betel. However, this section does not prohibit the use or possession by a pupil of the pupil’s own prescription products. 48900(j): Unlawfully possessed or unlawfully offered, arranged, or negotiated to sell drug paraphernalia, as defined in Section 11014.5 of the Health and Safety Code. 48900(m): Possessed an imitation firearm. As used in this section, “imitation firearm” means a replica of a firearm that is so substantially similar in physical properties to an existing firearm as to lead a reasonable person to conclude that the replica is a firearm. 48900(p): Unlawfully offered, arranged to sell, negotiated to sell, or sold the prescription drug Soma.
Theft, Robbery, or Possession of Stolen Property	48900(e): Committed or attempted to commit robbery or extortion. 48900(g): Stole or attempted to steal school property or private property. 48900(l): Knowingly received stolen school property or private property.

Student Behavior Referral Outcomes: The outcome of a student behavior referral can include the following: No Action, Other Means of Correction, Suspension from School, In School Suspension, Expulsion, Referral to Law Enforcement, or School Related Arrest. Student behavior referrals can result in multiple outcomes for the same violation. For example, a student might receive an Other Means of Correction and an Out of School Suspension.

Most Severe Outcome: Many student behavior events include multiple outcomes for the same violation. An outcome is counted in the data based on the following hierarchy of severity. 1-Expulsion, 2-Arrest, 3-Suspension, 4-Referral to Law Enforcement, 5-Other Means of Correction, 6-No Action. For example Referral totals for rates for Other Means of Correction and No Action had no other outcomes reported for these violations.

Total Behavior Referrals: When calculating total behavior referrals, a referral is only counted once regardless of the number of outcomes associated with that referral. To calculate the total number of referrals at a school, district or for a student group, the sum of all referrals is totaled for the school, district or student group. If a student is referred at a school, then transfers to a different school and is referred, each referral counts at the respective school for which the student was enrolled at the time of referral.

Students Referred: Students referred counts the unique number of students with at least one behavior referral. When calculating the unique number of students referred for a school, students that move schools and were referred at each school count at each school for which the student was enrolled and referred.

Behavior Referral Rates: A behavior referral rate for a district, school, group, or outcome is equal to the unique number of students referred divided by the unique cumulative total of students enrolled.

Suspensions: Suspensions include, Out of School Suspensions, Classroom Suspension, and In School Suspensions. All of these are considered and count as suspensions. Suspension durations range from one period of school to multiple days.

Total Suspensions: The duration of a suspension is not considered when counting suspensions. For example a one period suspension is counted as 1 suspension and a 5 day suspension is counted as 1 suspension. To calculate the total number of suspensions at a school or district or for a student group, the sum of all suspensions is totaled for the school, district or student group. If a student is suspended at one school, then transfers to a different school and is suspended, each suspension counts at the respective school for which the student was enrolled at the time of suspension.

Students Suspended: Students suspended counts the unique number of students with at least one suspension. When calculating the unique number of students suspended for a school, students that move schools and were suspended at each school count at each school for which the student was enrolled and suspended.

Suspension Rates: A suspension rate for a district, school, student group, or outcome is equal to the unique number of students suspended divided by the unique cumulative total of students enrolled.

Student Expulsions: After due process, a panel hearing, and board action at student may be expelled from a school and or district. The expulsion includes arrangements for enrollment in another school and or district or community day school as well as the duration of the expulsion and criteria for the reenrollment of the student back to a district school.

Expulsion Rate: An expulsion rate for a district, school, or student group is equal to the unique number of students expelled divided by the unique cumulative total of students enrolled.

Referral to law enforcement: A referral to law enforcement an action by which a student is reported by a school official or that official’s designee to any law enforcement agency or official, such as a school police unit, for an incident that occurs on school grounds, during school-related events (in-person or remote), or while taking school transportation, regardless of whether official action is taken. Citations, tickets, court referrals, and school-related arrests are considered referrals to law enforcement. It is important to note that a “Referral to Law Enforcement” may include a student who was referred to law enforcement because they were a witness or had information about an incident or because the student’s action in the event warranted the referral.

School-related arrest: A school related arrest occurs when a law enforcement officer takes a student into custody, and intends to or appears to intend to seek charges against the student for a specific offense or offenses for any school-related activity. School-related activities include any activity conducted on school grounds, during off-campus school activities (in-person or remote), while taking school transportation, or due to a referral by any school official or that official’s designee. All school-related arrests are considered referrals to law enforcement.

Additional Explanations:

A student referred to law enforcement includes a student sent to meet with a law enforcement agency or official because of a school-related incident, a student reported to law enforcement because of a school-related incident, and a student who has direct interactions with law enforcement because of a school-related incident. Referrals may include referrals made to sworn or unsworn law enforcement officers from various agencies. Referrals include formal referrals and informal referrals that are not part of an official report.

Risk Ratio: When a statement is made indicating that X student group is Y times more likely than all other students to receive a behavior referral or suspension a Risk Ratio calculation is used. To learn more about Risk Rations and how to calculate them go to this website.