Susan Frey, a reporter for EdSource, says that the proposed transition will take about three years.
San Francisco’s proposed policy, introduced by Commissioner Matt Haney and supported by the district’s teachers union, is unique in that it sets up special circumstances for disciplining African American students. The policy would require district approval before an administrator could send an African American student home for disciplinary reasons. The exception would be if the student commits a serious crime, such as having a weapon or selling drugs, which under state law requires immediate expulsion.
The provision is in response to district data showing that African Americans make up about 10 percent of the student body but account for more than half of suspensions and expulsions. Although the district has reduced overall suspensions by 30 percent over the past three years, this disproportionality has persisted.
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