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	Suspension /Expulsion/Truancy Reports The US Department of Education requires North Dakota Department of Public Instruction to annually report data on truancy rates, the frequency, seriousness, and incidence of violence and drug-related offenses resulting in suspensions and expulsions in all elementary, middle and secondary schools in the state. The information shall be reported to the State on a school-by-school basis. All public, non-public and BIA schools receiving Federal Title funds are required to file this report. This information is available via county, region and state. Instructions for STARS Suspension/Expulsion Report 2009-10 Quick Stats   2008-09 Quick Stats  2007-08 Quick Stats 2006-07 Quick Stats 2005-06 Quick Stats Back to the Top
	Unsafe School Choice Option - Persistently Dangerous School Criteria
	The Unsafe School Choice Option (USCO), (section 9532 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) of 1965, as amended by the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, requires that each state receiving funds under the ESEA, establish and implement a statewide policy requiring that students attending a persistently dangerous public school, or students who become victims of a violent criminal offense while in or on the grounds of a public school that they attend, be allowed to attend a safe public school. For the purposes of USCO any facility owned, leased or contracted for, and utilized for the provision of routine regular kindergarten, elementary, or secondary education or school-sponsored events is considered school property. In the context of NCLB, a public school in North Dakota is persistently dangerous if these conditions exist for two consecutive school years: A state firearms violation as defined in NDCC 15.1-19-10 that resulted in a one-year expulsion. and A school has expelled 1% of the student population or 5 students (whichever is higher) for violent criminal offenses as described in the North Dakota Criminal Code and designated as applying to this rule as listed below. Prior to designating a school as persistently dangerous, DPI will take into consideration: the school’s safety plan local efforts to address the school’s safety concerns other information deemed relevant by the Department of Public Instruction. Students who have been victims of a violent criminal offense LEA’s must provide safe school options to a student who has been a victim of a violent criminal offense while in or on the grounds of a public school that the student attends. When there is probable cause that a student has been a victim of a violent criminal offense, the LEA must report the incident to DPI on the suspension/expulsion report, and within five days, offer the student an opportunity to transfer to a safe public school within the LEA. Request for transfer must be documented and describe specific incidents that lead to the request. When another school is not available in the LEA, the LEA shall seek other options such as an agreement with a contiguous LEA to accept the student(s). Providing a Safe Public School Choice Option Back to the Top

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