690 physical aggression cases handled in 2015-16 in Fayette
School system Coordinator for Safety, Athletics and Discipline Ted Lombard on June 20 provided the Fayette County Board of Education with a year-end Student Discipline Report that summarized the top five discipline offenses in elementary, middle and high schools during the school year. Totals for the system for 2015-2016 showed a 9 percent increase in discipline offenses over the previous school year.
Looking at grades pre-K through 12 combined, Lombard said the top five offenses included 1,170 dealing with electronic communication devices, 1,141 for tardiness, 733 for inappropriate behavior, 690 for physical aggression and 501 for violating administrative detention.
The top five offenses a year ago included 1,476 for tardiness, 784 for inappropriate behavior, 609 for physical aggression, 592 for electronic communication devices and 441 for disruptive behavior.
Totals for the two years showed 8,828 offenses in 2014-2015 compared to 9,656 in 2015-2016, a 9 percent increase.
“We have issues, but there are superintendents who would be glad to have these numbers,” said Superintendent Dr. Joseph Barrow.
The top five elementary school infractions for 2015-2016 brought a total of 1,382 compared to 1,114 in 2014-2015, or a 24 percent increase over last year.
The top five for 2015-2016 included 440 for physical aggression, 280 for inappropriate behavior, 107 for disruptive behavior, 82 for inappropriate language or writing and 61 for being disrespectful or rude.
The top five offenses in elementary schools in 2014-2015 included 278 for physical aggression, 250 for inappropriate behavior, 84 for disruptive behavior, 70 for being disrespectful or rude and 63 for inappropriate language or writing.
Offenses in middle schools totaled 2,506 in 2015-2016, a 4 percent drop from the 2,604 offenses in 2014-2015.
The top five offenses in middle schools in 2015—2016 included 208 for physical aggression, 193 for inappropriate behavior, 193 for tardiness, 173 for disruptive behavior and 144 for electronic communication devices.
The top five offenses the previous year included 266 for inappropriate behavior, 198 for electronic communication devices, 221 for physical aggression, 168 for disruptive behavior and 129 for insubordination.
In high schools, the top five offenses during 2015-2016 included 5,143 infractions compared to 4,466 in 2014-2015, a 15 percent increase.
The top five offenses for 2015-2016 included 984 for electronic communication devices, 811 for tardiness, 495 for violating administrative detention, 282 for on-campus skipping and 227 for inappropriate behavior.
The top five for 2014-2015 were 1,282 for tardiness, 346 for electronic communication devices, 265 for not following instructions, 235 for on-campus skipping and 205 for inappropriate behavior.
Lombard also reported on the number of offenses for grades K-12 at the alternative school, Mainstay and Open Campus programs.
The top five offenses in 2015-2016 totaled 625 which was a 3 percent decease from the 642 offenses last year.
The top five offenses for the school year just ended included 137 for tardiness, 53 for off-campus skipping, 41 for electronic communication devices, 40 for physical aggression and 34 for insubordination.
The top five for 2014-2015 included 117 for tardiness, 63 for inappropriate behavior, 47 for physical aggression, 44 for disruptive behavior and 39 for electronic communication devices.
