The Jefferson County Board of Education saw data that showed overall improvements in disciplinary and academic numbers, but black students still trail their white peers in positive outcomes in both categories.
A U of L researcher who has been studying disproportionality in suspensions at JCPS will soon share his findings with the school district.
Suspensions in Jefferson County Public Schools dropped by nearly 16 percent in the opening months of the school year, while disciplinary actions in elementary schools have been cut in half, data shows.
JCPS Superintendent Marty Pollio and other officials presented their first quarterly update on progress in the district’s Vision 2020 plan to the Jefferson County Board of Education.
