Student DisciplineAccountability Programs : Minnesota Department of Education

Student Discipline

Student Discipline

The Pupil Fair Dismissal Act sets out the procedures for districts to follow when suspending or expelling/excluding a student from school. A legal resource list, an expulsion reporting form, and annual expulsion summary reports can be viewed by clicking on the words “Expulsion/Exclusion” on the left.

The Disciplinary Incident Reporting System (DIRS) is on line. This reporting system replaces the Dangerous Weapons/Disciplinary Incident (DW/DI) report for suspensions and expulsions and is also the method for reporting the number and location of locked timeout rooms.

Announced On-Site Monitoring Visits:
The Minnesota Department of Education will continue to make announced on-site monitoring visits to rooms used for locked time-out.

1. To set up an account, click on “Discipline Incident Reporting System” and follow the steps listed in the directions below. This is also the link to report discipline incidents.

2. Users can email technical questions to MDE staff. Click on “DIRS Technical Help” to email your question to MDE.

3. Questions about locked timeout rooms my be directed to Sara Winter 651/582-8725

 

2007 Statewide Summary of Out-of-School Suspensions and Removals  97Kb (9/10/08)
     School Year (SY) 2007 Summary report of Statewide Suspension Incidents.
Arts High School Appeals  6Kb (7/21/05)
     Jul 21 05
Immediate Intervention Sample Form  8Kb (11/2/06)  20Kb (11/2/06)
     This is a sample form the schools may use for documenting the use of any immediate intervention.
Locked Time-Out Room On-Site Visit Checklist  78Kb (8/27/08)
     This checklist includes the applicable state laws and fire and safety codes for the use of locked time-out rooms. It is the checklist used during the announced site visits.
Time-Out Sample Form  10Kb (11/2/06)  24Kb (11/2/06)
     This is a sample form the schools may use for documenting the use of time-out rooms.