❓ Hon Adele Farina asks about school suspensions in the South West Education region for 2013 and 2014, including reasons, length, repeat suspensions, and actions to reduce them. The Minister for Education provides detailed data and outlines intervention strategies.
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(1) For each of the years 2013 and 2014, what were the reported school suspensions for the South West Education region? (2) What were the main reasons for the suspensions? (3) For each of the years 2013 and 2014, what was the average length of suspension? (4) For each of the years 2013 and 2014, what was the longest period of suspension imposed? (5) For each of the years 2013 and 2014, how many students were suspended more than once in that year? (6) What action is being taken to reduce the number of suspensions?
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Answered
17 June 2015
Responded by
Minister for Education
Response time
43 days
1.
Year
Number of students enrolled
Total number of suspensions
Number of students suspended
2013
29 245
3 068
1 299
2014
29 896
3 151
1 408
2.
Year
Reason for suspension
% of all suspensions
2013
Physical assault or intimidation of students
26.8
Violation of school code of conduct, behaviour management plan, or classroom or school rules
26.4
Verbal abuse or harassment of staff
22.2
2014
Violation of school code of conduct, behaviour management plan, or classroom or school rules
28.2
Physical assault or intimidation of students
27.3
Verbal abuse or harassment of staff
20.5
3. 2013: 2.2 days
2014: 2.1 days
4. 2013: 10 days*
2014: 10 days*
*The maximum period for any suspension under Regulation 43 of the
School Education Regulations 2000
.
5. 2013: 578
2014: 612
6.
Schools have access to a range of interventions to support students to address their challenging behaviour and to build positive behaviour. These interventions are:
·
classroom management techniques;
·
the development and implementation of individual behaviour management and
risk-management plans; and
·
use of specialist staff, including school psychologists, school chaplains, behaviour centres, the Complex Behaviour and Mental Health team and the Schools of Special Educational Needs.
Year
Number of students enrolled
Total number of suspensions
Number of students suspended
2013
29 245
3 068
1 299
2014
29 896
3 151
1 408
2.
Year
Reason for suspension
% of all suspensions
2013
Physical assault or intimidation of students
26.8
Violation of school code of conduct, behaviour management plan, or classroom or school rules
26.4
Verbal abuse or harassment of staff
22.2
2014
Violation of school code of conduct, behaviour management plan, or classroom or school rules
28.2
Physical assault or intimidation of students
27.3
Verbal abuse or harassment of staff
20.5
3. 2013: 2.2 days
2014: 2.1 days
4. 2013: 10 days*
2014: 10 days*
*The maximum period for any suspension under Regulation 43 of the
School Education Regulations 2000
.
5. 2013: 578
2014: 612
6.
Schools have access to a range of interventions to support students to address their challenging behaviour and to build positive behaviour. These interventions are:
·
classroom management techniques;
·
the development and implementation of individual behaviour management and
risk-management plans; and
·
use of specialist staff, including school psychologists, school chaplains, behaviour centres, the Complex Behaviour and Mental Health team and the Schools of Special Educational Needs.
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