Policy progress for 2009-10
Already, suspensions and expulsions are down
Updated: Wednesday, 01 Jul 2009, 6:41 PM EDT
Published : Wednesday, 01 Jul 2009, 12:22 PM EDT
TOLEDO, Ohio - Toledo Public Schools Superintendent John Foley shared the final student suspension and expulsion rates for the 2008-2009 school year Wednesday morning.
Compared to the 2007-208 school year, there was a 17.7 percent reduction in suspensions, and a 9.5 percent decline in expulsions.
Parent participation and school administrator utilizing alternative options to suspending or expelling a student have helped in the progress.
Meanwhile, the Board of Education and TPS administration are working to complete a massive update to the district's policy manual.
The BOE is seeking community input on the revisions. Check out the district's board policy manual. You will need to log-in and create a password to access the revisions.
Check out www.tps.org and find the policy manual section to read over the current policies.
Comments that are derogatory, attack other users, offer unsubstantiated facts, use foul language or are offensive in nature can and will be removed as defined by the Terms of Service. FOX Toledo is not responsible for the content posted in this comment section. We reserve the right to remove any offensive or off-topic remark or thread. To mark a comment for review by a moderator, click "Report."
Email This
Print This
View Story on a Single Page