The Marion County School District recorded 23 student expulsions during the first month of the new school year, according to the district’s latest discipline report.
The report, which tracks placement incident dates from the start of school on Aug. 10 through early September, is one of the items to be discussed during the Marion County School Board’s regular meeting on Tuesday, Oct 13.
As of Monday, the report shows data for roughly the first month of the 180-day academic year. During that initial stretch, the district recorded a total of 68 alternative placements, resulting in 23 expulsions…