Student discipline policies in Jackson Public Schools are applied inconsistently — when they are applied, according to the state Department of Education.
It’s an issue state Education Department officials are aware of because of confidential reports from JPS administrators and teachers. It’s also one reason why the agency downgraded the district’s accreditation to probation in 2016.
School board members and district administrators were also allegedly interfering with school leader decisions on student discipline, which violates state law that bans the involvement of school board members in day-to-day school district operations…